What is CVE-2022-3629?

CVE-2022-3629 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2022-3629 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3629?

CVE-2022-3629 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3629?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3629. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-3629 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3629 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-3629

Low

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-10-21

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

3.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-3629 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-3629 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930

Third Party Advisory
Vuldb
https://vuldb.com/?id.211930

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3629

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-10-21

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3629?

CVE-2022-3629 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2022-3629 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3629?

CVE-2022-3629 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low 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:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3629?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-3629. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-3629 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-3629 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →