#VU117605 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50564
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117605
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-2022-50564
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 netiucv_close() function in drivers/s390/net/netiucv.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/3ac0217ca9186c2f9af9a0113a331a42aa847894
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bee3c75d5bf7c2b5dc0b520410eb40449e5da31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d392710275355425df8618ccbebbc336f5acc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d86d18d7cf7e9137c95f9d212bb9fff8a1b4be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d034fa43af92fc46a81d882f46d9cc3e4ffdbbcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbf0122ea1b9b3e73fa22c8ff6bd888935c54fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a849f740e3576e79cba403697e916f4c3a6f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eccc88c0efe407e579291792ad07a7dedc0f63f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13d870fce90f01cf930bfaffecc8185ae0be21c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.337