Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-3606
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function find_prog_by_sec_insn of the file tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211749 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3606
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 7 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-3606
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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3.5
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
2.1
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1.4
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VulDB |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-3606
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The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.Assigned by: cna@vuldb.com (Primary)
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: cna@vuldb.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-3606
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=d0d382f95a9270dcf803539d6781d6bd67e3f5b2
kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git - BPF next kernel treePatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://vuldb.com/?id.211749
CVE-2022-3606 | Linux Kernel BPF libbpf.c find_prog_by_sec_insn null pointer dereferenceThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2022-3606
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*