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CVE-2021-45486

kernel: information leak in the IPv4 implementation

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 24, 2021

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

An information leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IPv4 implementation in the ip_rt_init in net/ipv4/route.c function. The use of a small hash table in IP ID generation allows a remote attacker to reveal sensitive information.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-497 · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere