CVE-2022-3533

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function parse_usdt_arg of the file tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c of the component BPF. The manipulation of the argument reg_name leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211031.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.1•LOW•Score: 3.5CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
• v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.7CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 9%

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.

Affected Systems

• Unknown•Kernel

  n/a

• linux•linux_kernel

  < 6.2

References (2)

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=0dc9254e03704c75f2ebc9cbef2ce4de83fba603
• https://vuldb.com/?id.211031