Low 2.6Published Oct 21, 2022

CVE-2022-3629Linux Kernel af_vsock.c vsock_connect memory leak

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:10 UTC)

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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.

CVSS: 2.6 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-401
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Kernel linux:kernel (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	all versions	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	10.0	NVD

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.211930vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9dpatch, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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