{"id":"CVE-2022-3524","title":"A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel","summary":"A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be lau…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-404","CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 2.6.12","linux_kernel = 2.6.12","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 2.6.12"],"published":"2022-10-16","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:23.683","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3524","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.211021","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c52c6bb831f6335c176a0fc7214e26f43adbd11","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.211021","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.01084,"epssPercentile":0.64956,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.920Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-04-14T17:09:19.308109Z"},"slug":"CVE-2022-3524","body":"## Overview\n\nA vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 2.6.12`\n- `linux_kernel = 2.6.12`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 2.6.12`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}