What is CVE-2022-3541?

CVE-2022-3541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-3541?

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

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3541

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function spl2sw_nvmem_get_mac_address of the file drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211041 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Linux Kernel — versions n/a
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cna@vuldb.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3541?: CVE-2022-3541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-3541?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.