Linux Kernel BPF segment.c nilfs_attach_log_writer memory leak

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-3646
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-10-21 18:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 14:17:27 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function nilfs_attach_log_writer of the file fs/nilfs2/segment.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211961 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-404 | CWE-401 | CWE-404 CWE-404 Denial of Service -> CWE-401 Memory Leak

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1[email protected]Secondary3.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED3.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

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
[SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2022-3646 | Linux Kernel BPF segment.c nilfs_attach_log_writer memory leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vuldb.com Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git - BPF next kernel tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3245-1] linux security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181151 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-3646)
  • 181190 Debian Security Update for linux-5.10 (DLA 3173-1)
  • 181565 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 3245-1)
  • 199087 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5792-1)
  • 199088 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5791-1)
  • 199089 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5793-1)
  • 199091 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5791-2)
  • 199094 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5792-2)
  • 199096 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5793-2)
  • 199098 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (IBM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5793-4)
  • 199099 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5793-3)
  • 199100 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5791-3)
  • 199119 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (BlueField) Vulnerabilities (USN-5815-1)
  • 199155 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5854-1)
  • 199164 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) Vulnerabilities (USN-5862-1)
  • 199165 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Dell300x) Vulnerabilities (USN-5861-1)
  • 199169 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5865-1)
  • 199179 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GKE) Vulnerabilities (USN-5877-1)
  • 199255 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5976-1)
  • 199502 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5975-1)
  • 199541 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5924-1)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199566 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GCP) Vulnerabilities (USN-6007-1)
  • 199567 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (HWE) Vulnerabilities (USN-5883-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 199581 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5919-1)
  • 354107 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-038
  • 354110 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-022
  • 354114 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1876
  • 354251 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-1645
  • 377891 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0002)
  • 6140113 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-fjm5-j4xf-hvmv)
  • 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)
  • 753703 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753707 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753727 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)

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