CVE-2022-3629: Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-21 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

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.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
Linux kernel: all versions

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930
https://vuldb.com/?id.211930
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930
https://vuldb.com/?id.211930
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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