CVE-2022-3078 Null dereference in Kernel

What is CVE-2022-3078?

CVE-2022-3078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3078?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-3078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as AZL-10823, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3078, GHSA-4x55-vrfr-pm6m, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3078.