Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50744
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120504
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50744
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the lpfc_rx_monitor_report() function in drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50744
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf66428a2545bb33beb9624124a2377468bb478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39761417ea7b654217d6d9085afbf7c87ba3675d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c44e50f4a0ec00c2298f31f91bc2c3e9bbd81c7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd542900ee5147028bbe603b238efcab8d720838
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16