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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2021-45485 json

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 ha…

published 2021-12-25 4 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2021-32251

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 4.4.276, 4.9.276, 4.14.240, 4.19.198, 5.4.133, 5.10.51, 5.12.18, 5.13.3
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45485

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-156.163
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-84.94
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1111.118
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1056.59
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1052.56
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1052.55
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1099.101
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1046.48

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45485

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:1988RHSA-2022:6991RHSA-2022:6983RHSA-2022:1975

  • kernel-syms SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.164.1
  • kernel-source SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.164.1
  • kernel-default SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.164.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +3 more 4.4.180-94.153.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +3 more 4.4.180-94.153.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.153.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_42 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 +2 more 1-4.3.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.1, SLE Micro 5.0, Real Time Module 15 SP3 +1 more 5.3.18-68.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0477-1SUSE-SU-2022:0362-1SUSE-SU-2022:0289-1SUSE-SU-2022:0198-1SUSE-SU-2022:0197-1SUSE-SU-2022:0169-1

  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-preempt openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-150300.59.43.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:0198-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0169-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0131-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0056-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-debug-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:1988

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:1988RLSA-2022:1975

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.2.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-7109

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-45485 updated cvss 7.5

kernel: information leak in the IPv6 implementation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1988
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.4) perf 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, kernel 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, bpftool 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:6983
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1988
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB EUS (v.8.4) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-305.65.1.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:6983
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV EUS (v.8.4) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:6991
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1975
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT EUS (v.8.4) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-305.65.1.rt7.137.el8_4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:6991
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
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References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.