Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-3078
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3078 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3078 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3078 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3078 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476