Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1661-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Zhang Zuotao discovered a bug in the Linux kernel's handling of overlapping fragments in ipv6. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass firewalls and initial new network connections that should have been blocked by the firewall.
Affected
linux on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-4444 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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