CVE-2022-3078
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 1, 2022 at 08:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.18
Affected range stops below 5.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=e6a21a14106d9718aa4f8e115b1e474888eeba44CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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