CVE-2012-4444

medium

Published 2012-12-21 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 142 releases

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

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.6.36-1~experimental.1`
sid	Fixed	`2.6.36-1~experimental.1`
forky	Fixed	`2.6.36-1~experimental.1`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.6.36-1~experimental.1`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.6.36-1~experimental.1`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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