Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-0382
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An information leak flaw was found due to uninitialized memory in the Linux kernel's TIPC protocol subsystem, in the way a user sends a TIPC datagram to one or more destinations. This flaw allows a local user to read some kernel memory. This issue is limited to no more than 7 bytes, and the user cannot control what is read. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0382 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0382 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0382 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-909