CVE-2022-3521 (GCVE-0-2022-3521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-16 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:44
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Title
Linux Kernel kcm kcmsock.c kcm_tx_work race condition
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function kcm_tx_work of the file net/kcm/kcmsock.c of the component kcm. The manipulation leads to race condition. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211018 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
2.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:09 UTC
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