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CVE-2022-3606 (GCVE-0-2022-3606)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:27
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel BPF libbpf.c find_prog_by_sec_insn null pointer dereference
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. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211749 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:08 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-404 - Denial of Service -> CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
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References
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