What is CVE-2022-3523?

CVE-2022-3523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-3523?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3523 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3523

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file mm/memory.c of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211020.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Kernel — versions n/a
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cna@vuldb.com (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3523?: CVE-2022-3523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-3523?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3523 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.