#VU108337 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49862
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108337
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49862
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the iforce_init_device() function in drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/082707d3df191bf5bb8801d43e4ce3dea39ca173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c075b192fe41030457cd4a5f7dea730412bca40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/301caa06091af4d5cf056ac8249cbda4e6029c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36769b9477491a7af6635863bd950309c1e1b96c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a253a6753a603e80b95932ca971ba514aa6ce7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cee2c60bd168279852ac7dbe54c2b70d1028644
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0ead1d648df9c456baec832b494513ef405949a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31dd158580940938f77514b87337a777520185a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.155