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CVE-2022-0742

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 5.04%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2022-0742
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
5.04%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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