# CVE-2022-3707: Memory corruption in kernel

> A double-free flaw in the Intel GVT-g driver allows local users to crash the system via resource overload.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** AZL-25607, AZL-25634, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3707, GHSA-pcwc-3rj4-gj54, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3707

## What is CVE-2022-3707?

CVE-2022-3707 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A double-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The Intel GVT-g graphics driver triggers VGA card system resource overload, causing a fail in the intel_gvt_dma_map_guest_page function. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free), CWE-460 (Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3707?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3707?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-3707 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3707 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3707 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3707/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3707/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3707
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3707
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3707

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3707/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.