What is CVE-2022-0742?

CVE-2022-0742 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from unspecified onward. CVE-2022-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0742?

CVE-2022-0742 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0742?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-0742 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-0742 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-0742

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-03-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-275

CVE-2022-0742 is classified as CWE-275

See CWE-275 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions unspecified and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ unspecified

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d3916f3189172d5c69d33065c3c21119fe539fc

Patch Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220425-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/3

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-0742

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-03-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0742?

CVE-2022-0742 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from unspecified onward . CVE-2022-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0742?

CVE-2022-0742 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0742?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-0742 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-0742 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-0742 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.