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Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2022-3523Linux Kernel Driver memory.c use after free

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity memory corruption 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 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file mm/memory.c of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211020.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3523
Debian:13linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3523
Debian:14linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3523

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Kernel n/a

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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