CVE-2026-45969 PUBLISHED

HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 13.05.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless

The ps_gamepad_create() function calls input_ff_create_memless() without verifying its return value, which can lead to incorrect behavior or potential crashes when FF effects are triggered.

Add a check for the return value of input_ff_create_memless().

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to 496a345cc047a2c2d9d5a76956e1182525578bd5 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to 987dee1486e975e2baa6a5d062cfdf18bbe901c8 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to 33acf9a4d6eb1f6d01691faca96ad6b2ab0fcfc0 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to d955aeb26e1210a018492b3b32cbdfaf017aaa25 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to 35301ca2a83d17aac2f3e8e35c696f0da2a13111 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to 45b01d85265bc1ccdd69e0a7887db4b905a778f4 (excl.)
  • affected from 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 to e6807641ac94e832988655a1c0e60ccc806b76dc (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.12 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.12 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 5.15.202 to 5.15.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.165 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.128 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.75 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.14 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.19.4 to 6.19.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0 to * (incl.)

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