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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3524: memory leak in ipv6_renew_options() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3524: memory leak in ipv6_renew_options() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/16/2022
Created
05/15/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
09/03/2024

Description

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 launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

  • CVE-2022-3524
  • RHSA-2023:2148
  • RHSA-2023:2458
  • RHSA-2023:2736
  • RHSA-2023:2951
  • RHSA-2024:0724

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