# CVE-2022-1012: A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-05 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- n/a Kernel: Linux kernel version prior to 5.18-rc6

## Description

A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220427065233.2075-1-w%401wt.eu/T/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064604
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221020-0006/

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