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CVE-2022-3541 (GCVE-0-2022-3541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:43
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel BPF spl2sw_driver.c spl2sw_nvmem_get_mac_address use after free
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel. This affects the function spl2sw_nvmem_get_mac_address of the file drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211041 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:09 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Memory Corruption -> CWE-416 Use After Free
Assigner
References
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