CVE-2026-98502

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.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-10-18

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1170ebfba562b3938ff7749b2e42e4420f19436d
• 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

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