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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 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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.02207
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

16
linux kernel>= 5.13 and < 5.15.27
linux kernel>= 5.16 and < 5.16.13
linux kernelall versions
netapp a400 firmwareall versions
netapp aff 8300 firmwareall versions
netapp aff 8700 firmwareall versions
netapp fas 8300 firmwareall versions
netapp fas 8700 firmwareall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · cve-coordination@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Mar 2022 · 12:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
usnUSN-5368-1
usnUSN-5362-1
msrcCVE-2022-0742
usnUSN-5346-1
usnUSN-5337-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d3916f3189172d5c69d33065c3c21119fe539fcPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220425-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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