Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2022-3521
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function kcm_tx_work of the file net/kcm/kcmsock.c of the component kcm. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211018 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Linux Kernel — versions 5.19
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List)
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3521?
- CVE-2022-3521 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3521?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.