CVE-2022-3078
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. There is a lack of check after calling vzalloc() and lack of free after allocation in drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_s302m.c.
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1257Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-09-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen und einen Denial of Service Zustand zu verursachen.
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-3078/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=e6a21a14106d9718aa4f8e115b1e474888eeba44cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3078cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-memory-leak-via-vidtv-s302m-c-39171cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.4621cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.4623cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.0012cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=e6a21a14106d9718aa4f8e115b1e474888eeba44enisa_euvd
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