CVE-2012-4444
The ip6_frag_queue function in net/ipv6/reassembly.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 allows remote attackers to bypass intended network restrictions via overlapping IPv6 fragments.
- EPSS
- 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70789d7052239992824628db8133de08dc78e593
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/09/2