CVE-2022-3078

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c

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Published Sep 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Kernel

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Linux kernel 5.16-rc6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42507	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.232% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=e6a21a14106d9718aa4f8e115b1e474888eeba44
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3078
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3078

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 1, 2022, 8:52 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved: Sep 1, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 1, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:58 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 14, 2022, 10:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Jan 14, 2022, 10:00 AM

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