CVE-2022-0742

Memory leak in ICMP6 in Linux Kernel

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2022 at 11:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
27 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelH700S FirmwareH410S Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 5.135.13 ≤ v < 5.15.275.16 ≤ v < 5.16.135.17 rc15.17 rc25.17 rc35.17 rc45.17 rc55.17 rc6
Affected range stops below 5.15.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.16.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
netapp-a400 (same device)
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netapp-aff-8300 (same device)
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netapp-aff-8700 (same device)
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netapp-fas-8300 (same device)
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netapp-fas-8700 (same device)
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netapp-h300e (same device)
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netapp-h300s (same device)
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netapp-h410c (same device)
All versions
netapp-h410s (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-275CWE-401

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