CVE-2022-3524

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Memory Leak

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

[Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html

[Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory] https://vuldb.com/?id.211021

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 21.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-401 CWE-404

Status published

Affected Products (4)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.12

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Oct 16, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026