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CVE-2022-3640

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-3640 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's Bluetooth L2CAP component (l2cap_conn_del function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c), affecting various Debian and Fedora Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker over an adjacent network with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.9.326, < 4.9.333CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.291, < 4.14.299CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.19.255, < 4.19.265CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.4.209, < 5.4.224CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.10.135, < 5.10.154CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0107 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.143.1.rt56.1295.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.143.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.100.1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.55.1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.100.1.el8_6
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-3640Moderate

kernel: use after free flaw in l2cap_conn_del in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c

Oct 17, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/commit
ExploitMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DGOIRR72OAFE53XZRUDZDP7INGLIC3E3
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OD7VWUT7YAU4CJ247IF44NGVOAODAJGC
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG2UPX3MQ7RKRJEUMGEH2TLPKZJCBU5C
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory