CVE-2026-98502

Published: October 20, 2026Last modified: November 3, 2026

Description

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.

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References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd13b96e00cacf1b252814442d197fdff0b1f4f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10c14ba9a2f75be78bde46fb7f5432bf02b39676
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1170ebfba562b3938ff7749b2e42e4420f19436d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efab2a65f6062fa80322095a124c16e2fe0f119
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978e801750c7b0859e87eae619f7d88fcd88333e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa4845a710ae9fee6a3831f5c338904cea77c3aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9dde93e05a837645fdfd577eea71f0733f0694
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd9571812d02242b6bba2637fba924a78a5c6fa8