CVE-2022-3629
Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.6 Low
- Published
- Oct 21, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2022
Description
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 2.6 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 2.6 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.4 Low | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-401 Memory Leak
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KernelLinux |
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References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211930vdb-entrytechnical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930signaturepermissions-required
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9dpatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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