# CVE-2022-49954: Input: iforce - wake up after clearing IFORCE_XMIT_RUNNING flag

> A missing wake-up call in the Linux kernel iforce driver causes a hung task, leading to a local denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49954, GHSA-vq44-q98p-r6hq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49954

## What is CVE-2022-49954?

CVE-2022-49954 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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().

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49954?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49954?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49954 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49954/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49954/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.