#VU120544 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50733
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120544
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-2022-50733
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 idmouse_create_image() function in drivers/usb/misc/idmouse.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eae30c0113dde7522088231584d62415011a035
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b8c456df584ebb2387dc23d40ebe4ff334417c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6163a5ae097bc78fa26c243fb384537e25610fd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dad42032f68718259590b0cc7654e9a95ff9762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adad163d1cff248a5df9f7cec50158e6ca89f33b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3304a6df957cc89a0590cb505388d659bf3db4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8bbae3236ab7dccc66c42bc3f7cdbcfc0786e54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bce2b0539933e485d22d6f6f076c0fcd6f185c4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f589b667567fde4f81d6e6c40f42b9f2224690ea
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.262