#VU70500 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3526

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#VU70500 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3526

Published: December 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70500
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3526
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the macvlan_handle_frame() function in drivers/net/macvlan.c. A remote attacker can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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