CVE-2026-45969 (GCVE-0-2026-45969)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 12:18 – Updated: 2026-05-27 12:18
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Title
HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless
Summary
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().
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Linux Linux Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < 496a345cc047a2c2d9d5a76956e1182525578bd5 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < 987dee1486e975e2baa6a5d062cfdf18bbe901c8 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < 33acf9a4d6eb1f6d01691faca96ad6b2ab0fcfc0 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < d955aeb26e1210a018492b3b32cbdfaf017aaa25 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < 35301ca2a83d17aac2f3e8e35c696f0da2a13111 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < 45b01d85265bc1ccdd69e0a7887db4b905a778f4 (git)
Affected: 51151098d7ab832f2a8b8f5c51fe224a9c98fdd5 , < e6807641ac94e832988655a1c0e60ccc806b76dc (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.12
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.12 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.202 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.165 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.128 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.75 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.14 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.4 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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