CVE-2021-45485
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3, net/ipv6/output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash table which, although big, doesn't properly consider that IPv6-based attackers can typically choose among many IPv6 source addresses.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 3.58%• Percentile: 89%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-327•Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.70-1 | < 5.14.6-1 | < 5.14.6-1 | < 5.14.6-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-219.252 | < 4.15.0-156.163 | < 5.4.0-84.94
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1099.104 | < 4.4.0-1135.149 | < 4.15.0-1111.118 | < 5.4.0-1056.59
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
< 5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1056.59~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2053.55 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1111.118~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1123.136~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1123.136~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1058.60
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1123.136
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
< 5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1058.60~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2035.39 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1019.22
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1027.32
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1069.75 | all | < 4.15.0-1069.78 | < 5.4.0-1033.38
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1108.122~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1052.56
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1108.122
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
< 5.11.0-1020.22~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1052.56~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2018.20 | all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1052.55
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1052.55~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1023.24
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1023.24~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-156.163~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-84.94~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1100.109 | < 4.15.0-1099.101 | < 5.4.0-1046.48
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-219.252~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
< 5.10.0-1049.51
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
< 5.13.0-1014.18
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1080.88~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1080.88 | < 5.4.0-1054.58
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.11
< 5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1
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References (11)
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.09604.pdf
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=62f20e068ccc50d6ab66fdb72ba90da2b9418c99
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0001/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45485
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/62f20e068ccc50d6ab66fdb72ba90da2b9418c99
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5299-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5343-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45485
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-45485