CVE-2022-0742 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-0742 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 18/03/2022 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: Google | Vendor: Linux | Product: Kernel
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-0742 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 9.1 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-275
CWE Name: CWE-275 Permission Issues
Source: Linux

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).