---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 6.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.2`