CVE-2022-0742

Public on 2022-03-18
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s ICMPv6 networking protocol, in the way a user generated malicious ICMPv6 packets.
This flaw allows a remote user to crash the system.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 ALAS2023-2023-070 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H