What is CVE-2022-0382?

CVE-2022-0382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-0382?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-0382

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a Kernel — versions Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-909

References

secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0382?: CVE-2022-0382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0382?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.