CVE-2021-45486

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 5.12.4

Description The issue is related to an information leak in the IPv4 implementation of the Linux kernel. This leak is caused by a small hash table in net/ipv4/route.c. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 5.12.4, update to version 5.12.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive information until the update can be applied.