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CVE-2022-0742
Published: Mar 18, 2022
Modified: Apr 21, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
Description
Memory leak in icmp6 implementation in Linux Kernel 5.13+ allows a remote attacker to DoS a host by making it go out-of-memory via icmp6 packets of type 130 or 131. We recommend upgrading past commit 2d3916f3189172d5c69d33065c3c21119fe539fc.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Kernel | affected unspecified - <= 5.13 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
References
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