#VU115817 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50358
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115817
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-2022-50358
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 brcmf_pcie_init_ringbuffers() function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.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/10c4b63d09a5b0ebf1b61af1dae7f25555cf58b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200347eb3b2608cc8b54c13dd1d5e03809ba2eb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aca4f3734bd717e04943ddf340d49ab62299a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e8bb402b060a6c22160de3d72cee057698177c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cc9299036bdb647408e11e41de3eb1ff6d428cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87f126b25fa8562196f0f4c0aa46a446026199bf
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16