CVE-2021-20322
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
6.8%
93.7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-330
Published 2022-02-18 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2022-02-18 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A flaw in the processing of received ICMP errors (ICMP fragment needed and ICMP redirect) in the Linux kernel functionality was found to allow the ability to quickly scan open UDP ports. This flaw allows an off-path remote user to effectively bypass the source port UDP randomization. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and possibly integrity, because software that relies on UDP source port randomization are indirectly affected as well.
Affected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2014230
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.15-rc6&id=4785305c05b25a242e5314cc821f54ade4c18810
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.15-rc6&id=6457378fe796815c973f631a1904e147d6ee33b1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv4/route.c?h=v5.15-rc6&id=67d6d681e15b578c1725bad8ad079e05d1c48a8e
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv6/route.c?h=v5.15-rc6&id=a00df2caffed3883c341d5685f830434312e4a43
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2014230
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.15-rc6&id=4785305c05b25a242e5314cc821f54ade4c18810
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.15-rc6&id=6457378fe796815c973f631a1904e147d6ee33b1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv4/route.c?h=v5.15-rc6&id=67d6d681e15b578c1725bad8ad079e05d1c48a8e
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv6/route.c?h=v5.15-rc6&id=a00df2caffed3883c341d5685f830434312e4a43
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html