---
id: CVE-2022-3115
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.
  malidp_crtc_reset in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_crtc.c lacks check of the
  return value of kzalloc() 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
  - 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: '2026-10-14T14:17:22.930'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3115'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153058'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=73c3ed7495c67b8fbdc31cf58e6ca8757df31a33
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153058'
    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=73c3ed7495c67b8fbdc31cf58e6ca8757df31a33
    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
epss: 0.00225
epssPercentile: 0.12207
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:13.927Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. malidp_crtc_reset in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_crtc.c lacks check of the return value of kzalloc() and will cause the null pointer dereference.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 5.16.0`
- `linux_kernel = 5.16.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.16.0`