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USN-1294-1: Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities

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USN-1294-1: Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

05/17/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

05/06/2013

Modified

07/09/2020

Description

The udp6_ufo_fragment function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39, when a certain UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending fragmented IPv6 UDP packets to a bridge device.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-13-generic
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-13-generic-pae
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-13-server
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-13-virtual

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2011-1162
50751
50764
CVE - 2011-1162
CVE - 2011-2494
CVE - 2011-2942
CVE - 2011-3209
CVE - 2011-3638
CVE - 2011-4087
CVE - 2011-4326
Category I
V0033794
2012-A-0148
USN-1294-1

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