What is CVE-2022-3594?

CVE-2022-3594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-3594?

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

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3594

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function intr_callback of the file drivers/net/usb/r8152.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to logging of excessive data. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211363.

Published 2022-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.025 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, 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-2022-3594?: CVE-2022-3594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-3594?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.