CVE-2022-1678 Memory corruption in kernel

What is CVE-2022-1678?

CVE-2022-1678 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Linux Kernel from 4.18 to 4.19, an improper update of sock reference in TCP pacing can lead to memory/netns leak, which can be used by remote clients.

Weakness: CWE-911

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1678?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Bootstrap Os, Netapp Cloud Volumes Ontap Mediator, Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, Netapp Element Software and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1678?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-1678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1678, GHSA-x4fc-h5x4-26gr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1678.