Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP Linux Kernel Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (CVE-2022-1012)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502952

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

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.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-794697.pdf

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-561322.pdf

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109827684/

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109821128/

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-166-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502952

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/25/2025

Updated: 2/26/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1012

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1012

CWE: 401

ICSA: 23-166-11