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CVE-2022-32296 (GCVE-0-2022-32296)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-05 21:53 – Updated: 2024-08-03 07:39
VLAI
Summary
The Linux kernel before 5.17.9 allows TCP servers to identify clients by observing what source ports are used. This occurs because of use of Algorithm 4 ("Double-Hash Port Selection Algorithm") of RFC 6056.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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