CVE-2022-3624 Linux Kernel IPsec bond_alb.c rlb_arp_xmit memory leak

What is CVE-2022-3624?

CVE-2022-3624 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function rlb_arp_xmit of the file drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211928.

Weakness: CWE-401, CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3624?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-3624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3624 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 GHSA-9wx5-5c3v-3qmx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3624.