The vulnerability of the shield_allocate_input_dev() function in the drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c file of the Linux kernel’s input device subsystem driver allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the shieldallocateinputdev function in the drivers/hid/hid-nvidia-shield.c module of the Linux kernel’s input device subsystem driver relates to the reutilization of previously freed memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the...