CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-3104

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6, the lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS function in drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c does not check the return value of kmalloc(), leading to a null pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This can trigger a kernel crash and denial of service, especially when the lkdtm test module is loaded.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version; if possible, do not load the lkdtm module on production systems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS