s390/netiucv: Fix return type of netiucv_tx()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.32 and later | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.32 and later Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50564
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxfr-7m9j-39vf
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13d870fce90f01cf930bfaffecc8185ae0be21c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eccc88c0efe407e579291792ad07a7dedc0f63f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d392710275355425df8618ccbebbc336f5acc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bee3c75d5bf7c2b5dc0b520410eb40449e5da31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac0217ca9186c2f9af9a0113a331a42aa847894
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfbf0122ea1b9b3e73fa22c8ff6bd888935c54fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a849f740e3576e79cba403697e916f4c3a6f12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d034fa43af92fc46a81d882f46d9cc3e4ffdbbcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88d86d18d7cf7e9137c95f9d212bb9fff8a1b4be
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50564 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50564 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxfr-7m9j-39vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50564 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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