CVE-2022-3630 — A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file fs/fscache/cookie.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associa

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file fs/fscache/cookie.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211931.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Kernel	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-15T13:25:27.406Z

09References

• git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?…
• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?id.211931