Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50712
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120506
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-2022-50712
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 devl_region_destroy() function in net/core/devlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50712
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49383d4e59bb704341aaa1d51440ccce58270e61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6298cab4d80bfdb6fe01fe31fd9f0ba26317fdae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4cafb3d2c740f8d1b1234b43ac4a60e5291c960
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2