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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.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.6.36-1~experimental.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-4444
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:57 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4444
linux
Fixed versions: 2.6.36-1~experimental.1
linux
Fixed versions: 2.6.36-1~experimental.1
linux
Fixed versions: 2.6.36-1~experimental.1
Complete source record
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