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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3521. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-3521 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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

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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3521. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →