What is CVE-2022-49954?

CVE-2022-49954 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.33 onward and patched in 5.4.213, 5.10.142, 5.15.66 and others. CVE-2022-49954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49954?

CVE-2022-49954 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49954?

Yes, CVE-2022-49954 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.213, 5.10.142, 5.15.66 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.33 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49954 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49954

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: iforce - wake up after clearing IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING flag syzbot is reporting hung task at __input_unregister_device() [1], for iforce_close() waiting at wait_event_interruptible() with dev->mutex held is blocking input_disconnect_device() from __input_unregister_device(). It seems that the cause is simply that commit c2b27ef672992a20 ("Input: iforce - wait for command completion when closing the device") forgot to call wake_up() after clear_bit(). Fix this problem by introducing a helper that calls clear_bit() followed by wake_up_all().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.33 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.213, 5.10.142, 5.15.66, 5.19.8, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.33

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.213 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.142 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.66 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.8 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49954 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e01215708b6d416345465c09dce2bd4868c67a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b271090eea3899399e2adcf79c9c95367d472b03
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b533b9d3a0d1327cbb31c201dc8dbbf98c8bfe3c
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49954

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49954?

CVE-2022-49954 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.33 onward and has been patched in 5.4.213, 5.10.142, 5.15.66 and others. CVE-2022-49954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49954?

CVE-2022-49954 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49954?

Yes — CVE-2022-49954 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.213, 5.10.142, 5.15.66 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.33 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49954 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.