Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1 netiucv_tx control flow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1. This affects the function netiucv_tx. The manipulation leads to control flow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-50564. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function netiucv_tx. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a control flow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-670. The code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/netiucv: Fix return type of netiucv_tx() With clang's kernel control flow integrity (kCFI, CONFIG_CFI_CLANG), indirect call targets are validated against the expected function pointer prototype to make sure the call target is valid to help mitigate ROP attacks. If they are not identical, there is a failure at run time, which manifests as either a kernel panic or thread getting killed. A proposed warning in clang aims to catch these at compile time, which reveals: drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c:1854:21: error: incompatible function pointer types initializing 'netdev_tx_t (*)(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *)' (aka 'enum netdev_tx (*)(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *)') with an expression of type 'int (struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *)' [-Werror,-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types-strict] .ndo_start_xmit = netiucv_tx, ^~~~~~~~~~ ->ndo_start_xmit() in 'struct net_device_ops' expects a return type of 'netdev_tx_t', not 'int'. Adjust the return type of netiucv_tx() to match the prototype's to resolve the warning and potential CFI failure, should s390 select ARCH_SUPPORTS_CFI_CLANG in the future. Additionally, while in the area, remove a comment block that is no longer relevant.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50564 since 10/22/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/28/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276829 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50564), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16 or 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f13d870fce90f01cf930bfaffecc8185ae0be21c/eccc88c0efe407e579291792ad07a7dedc0f63f0/85d392710275355425df8618ccbebbc336f5acc5/4bee3c75d5bf7c2b5dc0b520410eb40449e5da31/3ac0217ca9186c2f9af9a0113a331a42aa847894/dfbf0122ea1b9b3e73fa22c8ff6bd888935c54fc/e7a849f740e3576e79cba403697e916f4c3a6f12/d034fa43af92fc46a81d882f46d9cc3e4ffdbbcc/88d86d18d7cf7e9137c95f9d212bb9fff8a1b4be is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276829) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2394). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • Dell NetWorker

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Class: Control flow
CWE: CWE-670
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Nessus ID: 276829
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50564

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.9.337/4.14.303/4.19.270/5.4.229/5.10.163/5.15.86/6.0.16/6.1.2
Patch: f13d870fce90f01cf930bfaffecc8185ae0be21c/eccc88c0efe407e579291792ad07a7dedc0f63f0/85d392710275355425df8618ccbebbc336f5acc5/4bee3c75d5bf7c2b5dc0b520410eb40449e5da31/3ac0217ca9186c2f9af9a0113a331a42aa847894/dfbf0122ea1b9b3e73fa22c8ff6bd888935c54fc/e7a849f740e3576e79cba403697e916f4c3a6f12/d034fa43af92fc46a81d882f46d9cc3e4ffdbbcc/88d86d18d7cf7e9137c95f9d212bb9fff8a1b4be

Timelineinfo

10/22/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/22/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
10/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/28/2026 +129 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-50564 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329309
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2394 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2025 16:24
Updated: 02/28/2026 03:46
Changes: 10/22/2025 16:24 (58), 10/23/2025 22:07 (7), 11/28/2025 14:10 (2), 01/02/2026 04:02 (1), 02/28/2026 03:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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