CVE-2022-3629 (GCVE-0-2022-3629)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:45
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Title
Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak
Summary
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.
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2.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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