What is CVE-2022-3523?

CVE-2022-3523 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2022-3523 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3523?

CVE-2022-3523 has a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3523?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3523. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-3523 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3523 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2022-3523

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-10-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.3

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2022-3523 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-3523 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?id.211020

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16ce101db85db694a91380aa4c89b25530871d33
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3523

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.3 / 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-2022-3523?

CVE-2022-3523 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2022-3523 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3523?

CVE-2022-3523 has a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3523?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3523. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-3523 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-3523 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →