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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-3543. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (version unknown). This issue affects the function unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock of the file net/unix/af_unix.c of the component BPF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3543. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• open-source

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