# CVE-2022-49845: can: j1939: j1939\_send\_one(): fix missing CAN header initialization

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: j1939_send_one(): fix missing CAN header initialization The read access to struct canxl_frame::len inside of a j1939 created skbuff revealed a missing initialization of reserved and later filled elements in struct can_frame. This patch initializes the 8 byte CAN header with zero.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0513b095e1ef1469718564dec3fb3348556d0a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8e0edeaa0f2b860bdbbf0aafb4492533043d650
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69e86c6268d59ceddd0abe9ae8f1f5296f316c3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2719f82ad5d8199cf5f346ea8bb3998ad5323b72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb3d283e8579a22b81dd2ac3987b77465b2a22f

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