CVE-2022-3623

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 22
Modified
Published: 20 Oct 2022, 00:00
Last modified:15 Apr 2025, 13:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Oct 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Apr 2025, 13:25
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 follow_page_pte of the file mm/gup.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to race condition. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211921 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 23%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    11.0

  • Unknown•Kernel

    n/a

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 5.1, < 5.4.228 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.159 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.78 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.19.17 | ≥ 6.0, < 6.0.3

References (4)