Memory Leak Affecting linux-qemu-melange package, versions <6.18.16-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXQEMUMELANGE-15338285
  • published24 Feb 2026
  • disclosed21 Oct 2022

Introduced: 21 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linux-qemu-melange to version 6.18.16-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-melange package and not the linux-qemu-melange package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

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