---
id: CVE-2022-3545
title: A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as critical
summary: >-
  A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as critical.
  Affected by this vulnerability is the function area_cache_get of the file
  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c of the component
  IPsec. The man…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 4.14.303'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.270'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.228'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.160'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.84'
  - h410c_firmware
  - h300s_firmware
  - h500s_firmware
  - h700s_firmware
  - h410s_firmware
  - debian_linux = 10.0
  - debian_linux = 11.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 5.15.84
published: '2022-10-17'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T14:17:24.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3545'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=02e1a114fdb71e59ee6770294166c30d437bf86a
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0003/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.211045'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=02e1a114fdb71e59ee6770294166c30d437bf86a
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0003/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.211045'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-625862.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00438
epssPercentile: 0.37011
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:13.921Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2025-04-14T17:08:55.254158Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function area_cache_get of the file drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211045 was assigned to this vulnerability.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.11, < 4.14.303`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.270`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.228`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.160`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.84`
- `h410c_firmware`
- `h300s_firmware`
- `h500s_firmware`
- `h700s_firmware`
- `h410s_firmware`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.15.84`