CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-3115

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6, the malidp_crtc_reset function in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_crtc.c does not check the return value of kzalloc(), leading to a null pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This can cause a kernel crash (panic) and denial of service on systems using the affected DRM driver.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix or avoid using the affected driver until patched.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. malidp_crtc_reset in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_crtc.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.

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