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CVE-2022-3534

5.5 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1.

Published Oct 17, 2022CWE-119EPSS 0.96%

Overview

CVE-2022-3534 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. The impacted element is the function btf_dump_name_dups of the file tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c of the component libbpf. The manipulation leads to use after free. Upgrading to version 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and 6.2 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is c61650b869e0b6fb0c0a28ed42d928eea969afc8/fbe08093fb2334549859829ef81d42570812597d/8c64a8e76eb85d422af5ec60ccbf26e3ead8c333/a733bf10198eb5bb927890940de8ab457491ed3b/93c660ca40b5d2f7c1b1626e955a8e9fa30e0749. You should upgrade the affected component.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=93c660ca40b5d2f7c1b1626e955a8e9fa30e0749Refvuldb.com/cve/CVE-2022-3534Refvuldb.com/vuln/211032Refvuldb.com/vuln/211032/ctiRefwww.kernel.org/Refgit.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=93c660ca40b5d2f7c1b1626e955a8e9fa30e0749Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00033.htmlRefvuldb.com/?id.211032

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3534?

CVE-2022-3534 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 17, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-3534?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-3534?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-3534?

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