CVE-2022-3523
Linux Kernel Driver memory.c use after free
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 5.3
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.13 % · percentile 66 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulDB
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file mm/memory.c of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211020.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | VulDB |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-42890
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-3523
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de RedHat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0544 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0447 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0292 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0277 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0243 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Kernel | affected n/a |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16ce101db85db694a91380aa4c89b25530871d33
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211020
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |