What is CVE-2022-3105?

CVE-2022-3105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-3105?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3105

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. uapi_finalize in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_uapi.c lacks check of kmalloc_array().

EPSS: 0.002 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.16.0
N/a Kernel — versions Linux 5.16-rc6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3105?: CVE-2022-3105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-3105?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.