What is CVE-2022-0286?

CVE-2022-0286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-0286?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-0286

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A null pointer dereference in bond_ipsec_add_sa() may lead to local denial of service.

Published 2022-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function — versions 22.1.3
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function — versions 22.1.1
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy — versions 22.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
syzkaller.appspot.com/bug (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0286?: CVE-2022-0286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-0286?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.