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CVE-2022-3524

CVE-2022-3524MEDIUM

Linux Kernel IPv6 ipv6_renew_options memory leak

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0108   64.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  Kernel   n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Oct 16  Reserved by VulDB
  Oct 16  Published (CNA: VulDB)
  Oct 14  RESCORED — CVE-2022-3524 (Linux Kernel). CVSS 4.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

CWE-404, CWE-401 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 16, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by VulDB
October 16, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: VulDB)
October 14, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2022-3524 (Linux Kernel). CVSS 4.3 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Linux	Kernel	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-404 · CWE-401

References (6)

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11 [Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://vuldb.com/?id.211021 [Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-3524 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-404 · CWE-401

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-3524 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.