An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. ef100_update_stats in drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc().

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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3106

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. ef100updatestats in drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100nic.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc...

PT-2021-7530 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc6 Description: The issue is related to the ef100 update stats function in the drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100 nic.c module of the Linux kernel, which lacks a check of the return value of kmalloc. This can...