CVE-2021-45485

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Aug 5, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-327

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 25, 2021
Last modified: Aug 5, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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