What is CVE-2022-3629?

CVE-2022-3629 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-3629?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-3629

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Published 2022-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3629?: CVE-2022-3629 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-3629?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.