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CVE-2022-1012

A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size.

Published Aug 5, 2022 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · linux linux kernel

A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 5, 2022 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • cpe linux/linux kernel5.18

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2022-1012

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2022-1012

    A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

    nvd.nist.gov

References