#VU120564 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50728
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120564
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-50728
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the lcs_txbuffer_cb() and __lcs_start_xmit() functions in drivers/s390/net/lcs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20022d551f2064a194d8e0acb6cd7a85094a17b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ad774fb823c24bbeb21a15a67103ea7a6f5b928
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69669820844f81a77b6db24b86581320ae4d17af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b4da3fcd513b8e67823eb80da37aad99b3339c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb16db8393658e0978c3f0d30ae069e878264fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda74cdc280ba35c8993e7517bac5c257ff36f18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d49cc2b705711fb8fb849e7c660929b2100360b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e684215d8a903752e2b0cc946517fb61e57a880a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebc3c77785dc8b5b626309c0032a38fbb139287a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163