Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-0382
CVE-2022-0382
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Linux/Linux kernel TIPC protocol subsystemdescription
- Range: <5.17-rc1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d6d86830705f173fca6087a3e67ceaf68db80523nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
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