What is CVE-2022-3534?

CVE-2022-3534 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119), affecting Linux kernel versions from n/a onward. CVE-2022-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3534?

CVE-2022-3534 has a CVSS score of 8.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3534?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3534 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-3534 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2022-3534

High

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function btf_dump_name_dups of the file tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c of the component libbpf. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211032.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-10-17

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

8.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2022-3534 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions n/a and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ n/a

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=93c660ca40b5d2f7c1b1626e955a8e9fa30e0749

Patch Vendor Advisory
Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?id.211032

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00033.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3534

Severity High

CVSS score 8.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-10-17

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3534?

CVE-2022-3534 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . It affects Linux kernel versions from n/a onward . CVE-2022-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3534?

CVE-2022-3534 has a CVSS score of 8.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3534?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3534 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-3534 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-3534 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.