CVE-2022-3630: Linux Kernel IPsec cookie.c memory leak

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-404

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file fs/fscache/cookie.c of the component IPsec. 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-211931.

Affected products

Linux kernel: all versions

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=fb24771faf72a2fd62b3b6287af3c610c3ec9cf1
https://vuldb.com/?id.211931
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=fb24771faf72a2fd62b3b6287af3c610c3ec9cf1
https://vuldb.com/?id.211931

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