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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2022-3524 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11 Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://vuldb.com/?id.211021 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-3524
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
VulDB