CVE-2022-3633: Linux Kernel transport.c j1939_session_destroy memory leak

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-401

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function j1939_session_destroy of the file net/can/j1939/transport.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211932.

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=8c21c54a53ab21842f5050fa090f26b03c0313d6
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211932
https://vuldb.com/?id.211932
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=8c21c54a53ab21842f5050fa090f26b03c0313d6
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211932
https://vuldb.com/?id.211932
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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