CVE-2022-3104 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions through 5.16-rc6, due to a missing return value check for kmalloc() in the lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS function. It has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS in drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Dec 13, 2022kernel: lkdtm/bugs: NULL pointer dereference in lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS
Dec 13, 2022