CVE-2025-38394
HID: appletb-kbd: fix memory corruption of input_handler_list
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Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: appletb-kbd: fix memory corruption of input_handler_list In appletb_kbd_probe an input handler is initialised and then registered
with input core through input_register_handler(). When this happens input
core will add the input handler (specifically its node) to the global
input_handler_list. The input_handler_list is central to the functionality
of input core and is traversed in various places in input core. An example
of this is when a new input device is plugged in and gets registered with
input core. The input_handler in probe is allocated as device managed memory. If a
probe failure occurs after input_register_handler() the input_handler
memory is freed, yet it will remain in the input_handler_list. This
effectively means the input_handler_list contains a dangling pointer
to data belonging to a freed input handler. This causes an issue when any other input device is plugged in - in my
case I had an old PixArt HP USB optical mouse and I decided to
plug it in after a failure occurred after input_register_handler().
This lead to the registration of this input device via
input_register_device which involves traversing over every handler
in the corrupted input_handler_list and calling input_attach_handler(),
giving each handler a chance to bind to newly registered device. The core of this bug is a UAF which causes memory corruption of
input_handler_list and to fix it we must ensure the input handler is
unregistered from input core, this is done through
input_unregister_handler(). [ 63.191597] ==================================================================
[ 63.192094] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in input_attach_handler.isra.0+0x1a9/0x1e0
[ 63.192094] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888105ea7c80 by task kworker/0:2/54
[ 63.192094]
[ 63.192094] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-00321-g2aa6621d
[ 63.192094] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.164
[ 63.192094] Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
[ 63.192094] Call Trace:
[ 63.192094] <TASK>
[ 63.192094] dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70
[ 63.192094] print_report+0xce/0x670
[ 63.192094] kasan_report+0xce/0x100
[ 63.192094] input_attach_handler.isra.0+0x1a9/0x1e0
[ 63.192094] input_register_device+0x76c/0xd00
[ 63.192094] hidinput_connect+0x686d/0xad60
[ 63.192094] hid_connect+0xf20/0x1b10
[ 63.192094] hid_hw_start+0x83/0x100
[ 63.192094] hid_device_probe+0x2d1/0x680
[ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690
[ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300
[ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210
[ 63.192094] __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320
[ 63.192094] bus_for_each_drv+0x10f/0x190
[ 63.192094] __device_attach+0x18e/0x370
[ 63.192094] bus_probe_device+0x123/0x170
[ 63.192094] device_add+0xd4d/0x1460
[ 63.192094] hid_add_device+0x30b/0x910
[ 63.192094] usbhid_probe+0x920/0xe00
[ 63.192094] usb_probe_interface+0x363/0x9a0
[ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690
[ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300
[ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210
[ 63.192094] __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320
[ 63.192094] bus_for_each_drv+0x10f/0x190
[ 63.192094] __device_attach+0x18e/0x370
[ 63.192094] bus_probe_device+0x123/0x170
[ 63.192094] device_add+0xd4d/0x1460
[ 63.192094] usb_set_configuration+0xd14/0x1880
[ 63.192094] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x78/0xb0
[ 63.192094] usb_probe_device+0xaa/0x2e0
[ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690
[ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300
[ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210
[ 63.192094] __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320
[ 63.192094] bus_for_each_drv+0x10f/0x190
[ 63.192094] __device_attach+0x18e/0x370
[ 63.192094] bus_probe_device+0x123/0x170
[ 63.192094] device_add+0xd4d/0x1460
[ 63.192094] usb_new_device+0x7b4/0x1000
[ 63.192094] hub_event+0x234d/0x3
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En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: HID: appletb-kbd: corrige la corrupción de memoria de input_handler_list En appletb_kbd_probe se inicializa un manejador de entrada y luego se registra con el núcleo de entrada a través de input_register_handler(). Cuando esto sucede, el núcleo de entrada agregará el manejador de entrada (específicamente su nodo) a la input_handler_list global. La input_handler_list es central para la funcionalidad del núcleo de entrada y se recorre en varios lugares del núcleo de entrada. Un ejemplo de esto es cuando se conecta un nuevo dispositivo de entrada y se registra con el núcleo de entrada. El input_handler en la sonda se asigna como memoria administrada por el dispositivo. Si ocurre un fallo de la sonda después de input_register_handler(), la memoria del input_handler se libera, pero permanecerá en la input_handler_list. Esto significa efectivamente que la input_handler_list contiene un puntero colgante a los datos que pertenecen a un manejador de entrada liberado. Esto causa un problema al conectar cualquier otro dispositivo de entrada. En mi caso, tenía un ratón óptico USB PixArt HP antiguo y decidí conectarlo tras un fallo después de la función input_register_handler(). Esto provocó el registro de este dispositivo de entrada mediante input_register_device, lo que implica recorrer cada controlador de la lista de controladores de entrada corrupta y llamar a input_attach_handler(), lo que permite a cada controlador vincularse al nuevo dispositivo registrado. El problema principal es un UAF que causa corrupción de memoria en la lista de controladores de entrada. Para solucionarlo, debemos asegurarnos de que el controlador de entrada no esté registrado en el núcleo de entrada. Esto se realiza mediante input_unregister_handler(). [ 63.191597] ================================================================== [ 63.192094] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in input_attach_handler.isra.0+0x1a9/0x1e0 [ 63.192094] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888105ea7c80 by task kworker/0:2/54 [ 63.192094] [ 63.192094] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-00321-g2aa6621d [ 63.192094] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.164 [ 63.192094] Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event [ 63.192094] Call Trace: [ 63.192094] [ 63.192094] dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70 [ 63.192094] print_report+0xce/0x670 [ 63.192094] kasan_report+0xce/0x100 [ 63.192094] input_attach_handler.isra.0+0x1a9/0x1e0 [ 63.192094] input_register_device+0x76c/0xd00 [ 63.192094] hidinput_connect+0x686d/0xad60 [ 63.192094] hid_connect+0xf20/0x1b10 [ 63.192094] hid_hw_start+0x83/0x100 [ 63.192094] hid_device_probe+0x2d1/0x680 [ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690 [ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300 [ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210 [ 63.192094] __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320 [ 63.192094] bus_for_each_drv+0x10f/0x190 [ 63.192094] __device_attach+0x18e/0x370 [ 63.192094] bus_probe_device+0x123/0x170 [ 63.192094] device_add+0xd4d/0x1460 [ 63.192094] hid_add_device+0x30b/0x910 [ 63.192094] usbhid_probe+0x920/0xe00 [ 63.192094] usb_probe_interface+0x363/0x9a0 [ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690 [ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300 [ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210 [ 63.192094] __device_attach_driver+0x160/0x320 [ 63.192094] bus_for_each_drv+0x10f/0x190 [ 63.192094] __device_attach+0x18e/0x370 [ 63.192094] bus_probe_device+0x123/0x170 [ 63.192094] device_add+0xd4d/0x1460 [ 63.192094] usb_set_configuration+0xd14/0x1880 [ 63.192094] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x78/0xb0 [ 63.192094] usb_probe_device+0xaa/0x2e0 [ 63.192094] really_probe+0x1c3/0x690 [ 63.192094] __driver_probe_device+0x247/0x300 [ 63.192094] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x210 ---truncado---
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: appletb-kbd: fix memory...
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-25 CVE Published
- 2025-07-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-26 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
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References (3)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d62ba8deacf94f546a0b9dd9bc86617343187a3 | Vuln. Introduced |
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad40b07e15c29712d9a4b8096914ccd82e3fc17 | 2025-07-10 | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80f2b047d5cc42fbd2dff9d1942d4ba7545100f | 2025-07-03 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.15 < 6.15.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.15 < 6.15.6" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.15 < 6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.15 < 6.16" | en |
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