{"id":"CVE-2022-3104","title":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6","summary":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS in drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.16.0","linux_kernel = 5.16.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.16.0"],"published":"2022-12-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:22.737","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3104","references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153062","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=4a9800c81d2f34afb66b4b42e0330ae8298019a2","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153062","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=4a9800c81d2f34afb66b4b42e0330ae8298019a2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00263,"epssPercentile":0.17991,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.927Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-04-22T15:58:48.158231Z"},"slug":"CVE-2022-3104","body":"## Overview\n\nAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. lkdtm_ARRAY_BOUNDS in drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.16.0`\n- `linux_kernel = 5.16.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.16.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}