CVE-2022-3521 Linux Kernel kcm kcmsock.c kcm_tx_work race condition

What is CVE-2022-3521?

CVE-2022-3521 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3521?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3521?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-3521 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3521 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-11131, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3521, GHSA-76r5-xvfg-3gj2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3521.