CVE-2022-3115

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. malidp_crtc_reset in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_crtc.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153058	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=73c3ed7495c67b8fbdc31cf58e6ca8757df31a33	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153058	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=73c3ed7495c67b8fbdc31cf58e6ca8757df31a33	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc6::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2022-12-14 21:15

Updated : 2025-04-22 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3115

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3115

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3115

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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