CVE-2026-98502

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98502
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98502.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98502
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T15:16:51Z
Modified
2026-10-19T02:46:30Z
Summary
HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98502.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
2562756dde550901c224e3805102bdfc17e7d13a
Fixed
1170ebfba562b3938ff7749b2e42e4420f19436d
Fixed
aa4845a710ae9fee6a3831f5c338904cea77c3aa
Fixed
978e801750c7b0859e87eae619f7d88fcd88333e
Fixed
aa9dde93e05a837645fdfd577eea71f0733f0694

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98502.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.8.0
Fixed
6.12.112
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.55
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.9

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98502.json"