CVE-2022-3523
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1741Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-10-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder unbekannte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1293IBM DataPower Gateway: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-06-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM DataPower Gateway ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen auszuspähen, einen Denial-of-Service auszulösen oder weitere unspezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erzielen.
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-3523/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16ce101db85db694a91380aa4c89b25530871d33cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-reuse-after-free-via-mm-memory-c-39560cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211020cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1621cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1922cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3229cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16ce101db85db694a91380aa4c89b25530871d33enisa_euvd
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