CVE-2012-4444 Affecting kernel-firmware package, versions <0:2.6.32-279.19.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELFIRMWARE-1450556
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Dec 2009

Introduced: 1 Dec 2009

CVE-2012-4444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-firmware to version 0:2.6.32-279.19.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1580.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-firmware package and not the kernel-firmware package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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