What is CVE-2022-3521?

CVE-2022-3521 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.5 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362), affecting Linux kernel versions from n/a onward. CVE-2022-3521 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3521?

CVE-2022-3521 has a CVSS score of 2.5 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3521?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3521 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-3521 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3521 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2022-3521

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-10-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

2.5

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2022-3521 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions n/a and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ n/a

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ec7eede369fe5b0d085ac51fdbb95184f87bfc6c

Mailing List Patch
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?id.211018

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3521

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-10-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3521?

CVE-2022-3521 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.5 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . It affects Linux kernel versions from n/a onward . CVE-2022-3521 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3521?

CVE-2022-3521 has a CVSS score of 2.5 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3521?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3521 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-3521 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-3521 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.