CVE-2022-3543: Linux Kernel BPF af_unix.c unix_release_sock memory leak
First published: Mon Oct 17 2022(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cna@vuldb.com cna@vuldb.com cna@vuldb.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <6.1 | |
| ubuntu/linux | <5.15.0-60.66 | 5.15.0-60.66 |
| ubuntu/linux | <5.19.0-28.29 | 5.19.0-28.29 |
| ubuntu/linux | <6.1.0-16.16 | 6.1.0-16.16 |
| ubuntu/linux | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.15.0-1030.34 | 5.15.0-1030.34 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.19.0-1016.17 | 5.19.0-1016.17 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 | <5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-fips | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-aws-hwe | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.15.0-1033.40 | 5.15.0-1033.40 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.19.0-1016.17 | 5.19.0-1016.17 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-4.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15 | <5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-edge | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde | <5.15.0-1033.40.1 | 5.15.0-1033.40.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.15 | <5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1.1 | 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-azure-fips | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-bluefield | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-dell300x | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-fips | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.15.0-1029.36 | 5.15.0-1029.36 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.19.0-1014.15 | 5.19.0-1014.15 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-4.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15 | <5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke | <5.15.0-1027.32 | 5.15.0-1027.32 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.0 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15 | <5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop | <5.15.0-1015.19 | 5.15.0-1015.19 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15 | <5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm | <5.15.0-1025.28 | 5.15.0-1025.28 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm | <5.19.0-1014.15 | 5.19.0-1014.15 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg | <5.15.0-1025.30 | 5.15.0-1025.30 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | <5.15.0-1025.30~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1025.30~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-iot | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.15.0-1028.33 | 5.15.0-1028.33 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.19.0-1015.16 | 5.19.0-1015.16 |
| ubuntu/linux-kvm | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-laptop | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency | <5.15.0-60.66 | 5.15.0-60.66 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency | <5.19.0-1014.15 | 5.19.0-1014.15 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | <5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-lts-xenial | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.14 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0 | <6.0.0-1007.7 | 6.0.0-1007.7 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oem-osp1 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.15.0-1029.35 | 5.15.0-1029.35 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.19.0-1014.16 | 5.19.0-1014.16 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15 | <5.15.0-1029.35~20.04.1 | 5.15.0-1029.35~20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.15.0-1024.26 | 5.15.0-1024.26 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.19.0-1011.18 | 5.19.0-1011.18 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-raspi2 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv | <5.19.0-1011.12 | 5.19.0-1011.12 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-snapdragon | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-starfive | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5 | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp | <6.1~<5.15.78 | 6.1~ 5.15.78 |
| debian/linux | 5.10.218-1 5.10.221-1 6.1.94-1 6.1.99-1 6.9.12-1 6.10.3-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=7a62ed61367b8fd01bae1e18e30602c25060d824
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211043
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-3543
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/7a62ed61367b8fd01bae1e18e30602c25060d824 (6.1-rc1)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5793-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5793-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5793-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5793-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5851-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5876-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5877-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3543
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3543
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3543
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/314001f0bf927015e459c9d387d62a231fe93af3
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/7a62ed61367b8fd01bae1e18e30602c25060d824
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3543
Parent vulnerabilities
(Appears in the following advisories)
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/weakness
- agent/remedy
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/author
- collector/nvd-cve
- agent/references
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/title
- agent/severity
- agent/event
- agent/tags
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- vendor/linux
- canonical/linux linux kernel
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian