CVE-2026-98502 PUBLISHED

HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 25.09.2026 Published: 18.10.2026 Updated: 18.10.2026

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

HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove

alps_input_configured() allocates a second input device ("DualPoint Stick") with input_allocate_device() and registers it, but the alps_driver struct has no .remove handler and input2 is not tracked in hdev->inputs. The default remove path (hid_hw_stop -> hidinput_disconnect) only iterates hdev->inputs, so input2 is never unregistered and leaks on every device removal.

Add a .remove handler that stops the device first (preventing URB callbacks from touching input2 during teardown) and then unregisters input2.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2562756dde550901c224e3805102bdfc17e7d13a to 1170ebfba562b3938ff7749b2e42e4420f19436d (excl.)
  • affected from 2562756dde550901c224e3805102bdfc17e7d13a to aa4845a710ae9fee6a3831f5c338904cea77c3aa (excl.)
  • affected from 2562756dde550901c224e3805102bdfc17e7d13a to 978e801750c7b0859e87eae619f7d88fcd88333e (excl.)
  • affected from 2562756dde550901c224e3805102bdfc17e7d13a to aa9dde93e05a837645fdfd577eea71f0733f0694 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 4.8 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 4.8 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.112 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.55 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2.9 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3-rc5 to * (incl.)

References