CVE-2022-1012

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.18 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 59.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel 5.18 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel < 5.18
Published Aug 05, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026