CVE-2022-3524

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 41
Modified
Published: 16 Oct 2022, 00:00
Last modified:15 Apr 2025, 13:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.1% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Oct 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Apr 2025, 13:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.10%• Percentile: 26%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-404•Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

    The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

  • CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

    The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0

  • Unknown•Kernel

    n/a

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.12 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12:rc1

References (4)