CVE-2022-3524
Linux Kernel IPv6 ipv6_renew_options memory leak
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 16, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2022
Description
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-404 Denial of Service -> CWE-401 Memory Leak
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KernelLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211021
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221222 [SECURITY] [DLA 3244-1] linux-5.10 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221223 [SECURITY] [DLA 3245-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
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