Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2022-3521Linux Kernel kcm kcmsock.c kcm_tx_work race condition

Low 2.6

In plain English

A low-severity race condition in Kernel from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.6Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function kcm_tx_work of the file net/kcm/kcmsock.c of the component kcm. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211018 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.0.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3521
Debian:13linux6.0.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3521
Debian:14linux6.0.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-67.74USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-67.74UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1031.35UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1031.35USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1034.41UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1034.41USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1034.41.1USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1034.41.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1030.37UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1030.37USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1028.33UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1028.33USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1016.21UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1016.21USN-5938-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.195.19.0-35.36~22.04.1USN-5911-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.195.19.0-35.36~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1026.29UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1026.29USN-5935-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1026.31USN-5962-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1026.31UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1029.34USN-5941-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1029.34UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-67.74USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-67.74UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1023.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1030.36UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1030.36USN-5912-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1025.27USN-5935-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1025.27UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Kernel n/a

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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