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CVE-2021-45485
Published: Dec 25, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
In the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3, net/ipv6/output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash table which, although big, doesn't properly consider that IPv6-based attackers can typically choose among many IPv6 source addresses.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.09604.pdf
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0001/
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