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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-0742

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.04%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
5.04% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-275, CWE-401
Affected
linux/linux kernel · netapp/a400 firmware · netapp/aff 8300 firmware · netapp/aff 8700 firmware · netapp/fas 8300 firmware · netapp/fas 8700 firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h700s firmware
Source
cve-coordination@google.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.