CVE-2021-45486
LOW
Published Dec 25, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
3.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Dec 25, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
In the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/ipv4/route.c has an information leak because the hash table is very small.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector Adjacent
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-327
Affected Products 4
References 4
- arxiv.org https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.09604.pdf
- cdn.kernel.org https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/net/ipv4/route.c?id=aa6dd211e4b1dde9d5dc25d699d35f789ae7eeba
- oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/net/ipv4/route.c?id=aa6dd211e4b1dde9d5dc25d699d35f789ae7eeba
- oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html