CVE-2022-3543

Published Oct 17, 2022

Last updated 10 months ago

CVSS medium 5.5

Overview

Description: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211043.
Source: cna@vuldb.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401
cna@vuldb.com: CWE-404

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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