CVE-2022-3567: Linux Kernel IPv6 inet6_dgram_ops race condition

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function inet6_stream_ops/inet6_dgram_ops of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211090 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

Linux kernel: all versions

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=364f997b5cfe1db0d63a390fe7c801fa2b3115f6
https://vuldb.com/?id.211090
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=364f997b5cfe1db0d63a390fe7c801fa2b3115f6
https://vuldb.com/?id.211090

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