Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2022-3524Linux Kernel IPv6 ipv6_renew_options memory leak
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.4% 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 declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.0.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.0.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.0.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-56.62 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-56.62 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1026.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1026.30 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1029.36 | USN-5779-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1029.36 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1029.36.1 | USN-5779-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1029.36.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1025.32 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1025.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1023.28 | USN-5755-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1023.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1011.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1011.15 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1021.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1021.24 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1021.26 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1021.26 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1024.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1024.29 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-56.62 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-56.62 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1024.25 | USN-5773-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1024.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1008.8 | USN-5780-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1025.31 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1025.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1021.23 | USN-5755-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1021.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3524 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211021
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221222 [SECURITY] [DLA 3244-1] linux-5.10 security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221223 [SECURITY] [DLA 3245-1] linux security update mailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html