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CVE-2022-3630 (GCVE-0-2022-3630)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:25
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel IPsec cookie.c memory leak
Summary
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.
Severity
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-404 - Denial of Service -> CWE-401 Memory Leak
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Kernel Affected: n/a
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