SB20250502242 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel joystick iforce driver
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502242
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49862)
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.
References
- 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