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CVE-2022-3544 (GCVE-0-2022-3544)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:43
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel Netfilter sysfs.c damon_sysfs_add_target memory leak
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function damon_sysfs_add_target of the file mm/damon/sysfs.c of the component Netfilter. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211044.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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 17:08 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-404 - Denial of Service -> CWE-401 Memory Leak
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