Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-49790
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: iforce - invert valid length check when fetching device IDs syzbot is reporting uninitialized value at iforce_init_device() [1], for commit 6ac0aec6b0a6 ("Input: iforce - allow callers supply data buffer when fetching device IDs") is checking that valid length is shorter than bytes to read. Since iforce_get_id_packet() stores valid length when returning 0, the caller needs to check that valid length is longer than or equals to bytes to read.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6ac0aec6b0a651d64eef759fddf17d9145b51033, 5.3, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49790?
- CVE-2022-49790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49790?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.