CVE-2012-4444

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4444
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-21 11:47:36 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc4 x86_32 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31 rc9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.37 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.38 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.39 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.40 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.41 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.42 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.43 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.44 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.45 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.46 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.47 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.48 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.49 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.50 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.51 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.52 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.53 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.54 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.55 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.56 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.57 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.58 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33 rc8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.33.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.35.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.36 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All rc8 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-1661-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Bug 874835 – CVE-2012-4444 kernel: net: acceptation of overlapping ipv6 fragments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
media.blackhat.com | 522: Connection timed out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 media.blackhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0856-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ipv6: discard overlapping fragment · torvalds/linux@70789d7 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.osuosl.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request --- acceptation of overlapping ipv6 fragments af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-1660-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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