First published: Fri Oct 21 2022(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cna@vuldb.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | ||
Debian Linux | =10.0 |
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CVE-2022-3629 has been declared problematic due to its potential to cause a memory leak in the Linux Kernel.
CVE-2022-3629 affects the function vsock_connect in the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c, leading to a memory leak.
The complexity of an attack exploiting CVE-2022-3629 is considered rather high.
CVE-2022-3629 affects various versions of the Linux Kernel, including Debian GNU/Linux 10.0.
To protect your system from CVE-2022-3629, you should apply the latest security patches for the Linux Kernel provided by your distribution.