CVE-2022-3623: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function follow_page_pte of the file mm/gup.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to race condition. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211921 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 11.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.1, before 5.4.228 (fixed in 5.4.228); from 5.5, before 5.10.159 (fixed in 5.10.159); from 5.11, before 5.15.78 (fixed in 5.15.78); from 5.16, before 5.19.17 (fixed in 5.19.17); from 6.0, before 6.0.3 (fixed in 6.0.3)

Published 2022-10-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.