Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-3629
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-10-21 06:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 14:17:26 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-401 | CWE-401 CWE-401 Memory Leak

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.6LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED2.6LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.0CNADECLARED2.6LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Secondary1.4AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED1.4AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Kernel affected n/a Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2022-3629 | Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak (DLA 3173-1) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vuldb.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git - Steffen Klassert's ipsec-next networking tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
CVE-2022-3629 | Linux Kernel IPsec af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vuldb.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update MITRE lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2022-10-21T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2022-10-21T00:00:00.000ZCVE reserved
CNA2022-10-21T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2023-01-03T12:44:50.000ZVulDB entry last update

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160345 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-10065)
  • 181153 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-3629)
  • 181190 Debian Security Update for linux-5.10 (DLA 3173-1)
  • 377891 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0002)
  • 378043 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2023:0011)
  • 390269 Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2022-0031)
  • 672495 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1012)
  • 672516 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1037)
  • 672532 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1126)
  • 672564 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1102)
  • 672582 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1345)
  • 672653 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1388)
  • 672668 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1360)
  • 672711 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1507)
  • 752813 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3930-1)
  • 752839 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3929-1)
  • 752880 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4053-1)
  • 752889 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3897-1)
  • 752911 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3998-1)
  • 752913 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4072-1)
  • 752944 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4273-1)
  • 752959 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4272-1)
  • 753038 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1)
  • 753039 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1)
  • 753051 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1)
  • 753060 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1)
  • 753063 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1)

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