What is CVE-2022-3110?

CVE-2022-3110 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-2022-3110?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3110

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. _rtw_init_xmit_priv in drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c lacks check of the return value of rtw_alloc_hwxmits() and will cause the null pointer dereference.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th 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-2022-3110?: CVE-2022-3110 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-2022-3110?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.