7.5

CVE-2022-3109: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesMGASA-2023-0004SUSE-SU-2023:0007-1SUSE-SU-2023:0008-1
Published 16-12-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3109 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.55%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
DLA-3454-1DSA-5394-1SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1USN-5958-1

Timeline

  1. 16-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where vp3_decode_frame in libavcodec/vp3.c lacks check of the return value of av_malloc() and will cause a null pointer dereference, impacting availability.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 1.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse7 products
  • ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.8.1
  • ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.8.1
  • ffmpeg-4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4< 4.4-150400.3.8.1
  • ffmpeg&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4< 3.4.2-150200.11.20.1
  • ffmpeg&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4< 3.4.2-150200.11.20.1
Chainguard4 products
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-4.4.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-5.0.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • torchaudio-ffmpeg-tarballs-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Opensuse3 products
  • ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 4.4-150400.3.8.1
  • ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.4.3-3.1
  • ffmpeg&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 3.4.2-150200.11.20.1
Debian2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Ffmpeg1 product
Mageia1 product
  • ffmpeg< 4.3.5-1.1.mga8 | < 4.3.5-1.1.mga8.tainted
Ubuntu1 product
  • ffmpeg< 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

8 vendors · 20 products

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