What is CVE-2022-3543?

CVE-2022-3543 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-3543 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3543?

CVE-2022-3543 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3543?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3543. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-3543 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3543 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-3543

Medium

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. This issue affects the function unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211043.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-10-17

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-404

CVE-2022-3543 is classified as CWE-404

See CWE-404 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-3543 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?id.211043

Permissions Required
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=7a62ed61367b8fd01bae1e18e30602c25060d824
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3543

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-10-17

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3543?

CVE-2022-3543 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-3543 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3543?

CVE-2022-3543 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3543?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3543. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-3543 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-3543 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.