{"id":"CVE-2022-3606","title":"A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel","summary":"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…","severity":"low","cvss":3.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-404"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 6.2"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.2"],"published":"2022-10-19","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:25.103","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3606","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=d0d382f95a9270dcf803539d6781d6bd67e3f5b2","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.211749","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=d0d382f95a9270dcf803539d6781d6bd67e3f5b2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00033.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.211749","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":0.00354,"epssPercentile":0.28974,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.922Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-04-14T17:08:19.565308Z"},"slug":"CVE-2022-3606","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 6.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.2`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":19,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":19.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}