Memory Leak Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNEL-3191244
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed5 Aug 2022

Introduced: 5 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-1012  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:5819.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

CVSS Scores

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