CVE-2022-3629
Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak
At a glance
- Severity
- LOW 2.6
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.37 % · percentile 31 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulDB
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A 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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulDB |
| CVSS 3.0 | LOW 2.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | VulDB |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 1.4 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P | VulDB |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 2.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 1.4 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-42989
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-3629
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0453 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-984 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1125 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1122 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1062 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1044 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1035 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1031 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-1016 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Kernel | affected n/a |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211930
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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 |