CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-3524

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.02%

63th percentile - higher than 63% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the ipv6_renew_options function of the IPv6 Handler component. The manipulation leads to a memory leak, and the attack can be launched remotely. Applying a patch is recommended to fix this issue.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker can trigger a memory leak in the kernel, which with repeated exploitation may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service. System availability is at risk.

Recommendation

Apply the patch provided by your distribution vendor for the Linux kernel. Update the system to a kernel version containing the relevant fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS