vulnerability

FreeBSD: VID-d35373ae-4d34-11ee-8e38-002590c1f29c (CVE-2023-4809): FreeBSD -- pf incorrectly handles multiple IPv6 fragment headers

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Sep 7, 2023
Added
Sep 7, 2023
Modified
Dec 10, 2025

Description

Problem Description: With a 'scrub fragment reassemble' rule, a packet containing multiple IPv6 fragment headers would be reassembled, and then immediately processed. That is, a packet with multiple fragment extension headers would not be recognized as the correct ultimate payload. Instead a packet with multiple IPv6 fragment headers would unexpectedly be interpreted as a fragmented packet, rather than as whatever the real payload is. Impact: IPv6 fragments may bypass firewall rules written on the assumption all fragments have been reassembled and, as a result, be forwarded or processed by the host.

Solutions

freebsd-upgrade-base-13_2-release-p3freebsd-upgrade-base-12_4-release-p5
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