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CVE-2022-3544

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-3544 is a memory leak vulnerability found in the damon_sysfs_add_target function within the Netfilter component of the Linux Kernel. This issue, classified as problematic, affects Linux Kernel versions and is tracked as VDB-211044. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no known exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for CVE-2022-3544 are minimal, with no social media mentions or articles, suggesting a low level of public awareness or active exploitation. A patch is recommended to remediate this memory leak.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.5LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18582-16820Fixed in: 5.10.149.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18588-16823Fixed in: 5.15.74.1-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.149.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 5.10.149.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.74.1-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.74.1-3

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2022-Oct/CVE-2022-3544Moderate

Linux Kernel Netfilter sysfs.c damon_sysfs_add_target memory leak

Oct 11, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-3544Moderate

Kernel: A flaw in damon_sysfs_add_target in mm/damon/sysfs.c in Netfilter leads to memory leak

Sep 30, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf-next.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory