CVE-2022-3114
published 2022-12-14CVE-2022-3114: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc()…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.4th percentile
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 5.19.6-1 (bookworm) | linux 5.19.6-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 5.16.0 | 5.16.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.19.6-1 | 5.19.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.19.6-1 | 5.19.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.19.6-1 | 5.19.6-1 |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.182.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_kernel_5.10.189.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
CVE-2022-3114: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5
osv·2022-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-3114 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-3114: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
GHSA
GHSA-fxj5-vfj6-53hw: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-14
CVE-2022-3114 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-fxj5-vfj6-53hw: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Microsoft
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference
vendor_msrc·2022-12-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-3114 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update th
Red Hat
kernel: clk: imx: NULL pointer dereference in imx_register_uart_clocks()
vendor_redhat·2022-12-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-3114 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: clk: imx: NULL pointer dereference in imx_register_uart_clocks()
kernel: clk: imx: NULL pointer dereference in imx_register_uart_clocks()
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2022-3114: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-3114 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-3114: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_...
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. imx_register_uart_clocks in drivers/clk/imx/clk.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.19.6-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.19.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.19.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.19.6-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153054https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=ed713e2bc093239ccd380c2ce8ae9e4162f5c037https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153054https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=ed713e2bc093239ccd380c2ce8ae9e4162f5c037
2022-12-14
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