What is CVE-2022-3202?

CVE-2022-3202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-3202?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3202

A NULL pointer dereference flaw in diFree in fs/jfs/inode.c in Journaled File System (JFS)in the Linux kernel. This could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information.

Published 2022-09-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a53046291020ec41e09181396c1e829287b48d47 (Patch)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0007/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3202?: CVE-2022-3202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-3202?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.