CVE-2022-3524

2022-10-1610:15:10

CWE-404

CWE-401

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web.nvd.nist.gov

151

cve-2022-3524

linux kernel

ipv6 handler

memory leak

vulnerability

nvd

vdb-211021

patch

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange<2.6.12

linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12-

linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.12rc1

Node

debiandebian_linuxMatch10.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
linux:linux_kernellinux linux kernellt2.6.12

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
linux:linux_kernel	linux linux kernel	lt	2.6.12

CNA Affected

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    "vendor": "Linux",
    "product": "Kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "n/a",
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      }
    ]
  }
]