CVE-2021-46932

Input: appletouch - initialize work before device registration

Published Feb 27, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Input: appletouch - initialize work before device registration

Syzbot has reported warning in __flush_work(). This warning is caused by
work->func == NULL, which means missing work initialization.

This may happen, since input_dev->close() calls
cancel_work_sync(&dev->work), but dev->work initalization happens _after_
input_register_device() call.

So this patch moves dev->work initialization before registering input
device

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6938-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 1:44 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2024, 1:45 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 27, 2024, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:15 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 27, 2024, 12:00 AM