---
id: CVE-2022-3629
title: A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel
summary: >-
  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 attac…
severity: low
cvss: 2.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
  - CWE-401
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - linux_kernel
  - debian_linux = 10.0
published: '2022-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T14:17:26.647'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3629'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.211930'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=7e97cfed9929eaabc41829c395eb0d1350fccb9d
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.211930'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.211930'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00348
epssPercentile: 0.26586
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T15:36:13.924Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.