PT-2021-6032 · Linux+8 · Linux Kernel+8
Liboheng
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Published
2021-03-24
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Updated
2023-05-17
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CVE-2021-45486
CVSS v2.0
5.4
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 5.12.4
Description
The issue is related to an information leak in the IPv4 implementation of the Linux kernel. This leak is caused by a small hash table in net/ipv4/route.c. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 5.12.4, update to version 5.12.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive information until the update can be applied.
Fix
Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm
Information Disclosure
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu