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ELSA-2013-0168-1 Moderate: Oracle Linux kernel security and bug fix update

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ELSA-2013-0168-1 Moderate: Oracle Linux kernel security and bug fix update

Severity

CVSS

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

Published

12/21/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

01/09/2014

Modified

04/11/2019

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.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-debug
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-doc
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-headers
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-pae
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-pae-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-xen
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-xen-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-ocfs2
oracle-linux-upgrade-oracleasm

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2012-1568
56798
CVE - 2012-1568
CVE - 2012-4444
CVE - 2012-5515
DSA-2582
RHSA-2012:1580
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-January/003222.html
80479

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