CVE-2022-3524 Linux Kernel IPv6 ipv6_renew_options memory leak

2022-10-1600:00:00

CWE-404

VulDB

www.cve.org

linux kernel

ipv6 handler

memory leak

remote attack

patch

vdb-211021

4.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

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

6.8 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.

CNA Affected

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