CVE-2012-4444

Public on 2012-12-21
Modified on 2014-09-14
Description
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-01-14 ALAS-2013-148 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 nvidia 2013-01-14 ALAS-2013-148 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2012-4444 Mitre: CVE-2012-4444