{"cve":"CVE-2022-49954","nvd":{"published":"2025-06-18T11:15:22.500","modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:36.850","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: iforce - wake up after clearing IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING flag\n\nsyzbot is reporting hung task at __input_unregister_device() [1], for\niforce_close() waiting at wait_event_interruptible() with dev->mutex held\nis blocking input_disconnect_device() from __input_unregister_device().\n\nIt seems that the cause is simply that commit c2b27ef672992a20 (\"Input:\niforce - wait for command completion when closing the device\") forgot to\ncall wake_up() after clear_bit().\n\nFix this problem by introducing a helper that calls clear_bit() followed\nby wake_up_all().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e01215708b6d416345465c09dce2bd4868c67a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b271090eea3899399e2adcf79c9c95367d472b03","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b533b9d3a0d1327cbb31c201dc8dbbf98c8bfe3c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d186c65599bff0222da37b9215784ddfe39f9e1b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df1b53bc799d58f79701c465505a206c72ad4ab8"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:03:23.287444849+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49954","score":0.00252,"percentile":0.16741,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}