CVE-2022-3078 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelDebian LinuxMsrc Cbl2 Kernel 5.15.70.1-1 ON CBL Mariner 2.0+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 1
Latest updateSep 13

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. There is a lack of check after calling vzalloc() and lack of free after allocation in drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.18
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.113-1+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linux_kernelLinux kernel 5.16-rc6
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4x55-vrfr-pm6m: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5↗2022-09-02
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OSV
CVE-2022-3078: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5↗2022-09-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. There is a lack of check after calling vzalloc() and lack of free after allocation in drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c.↗2022-09-13
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Red Hat
kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c↗2022-01-14
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Debian
CVE-2022-3078: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. There is a lack of...↗2022
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