Description
ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."
Published: 2006-11-07
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4560 ip6_tables in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.16.31 allows remote attackers to (1) bypass a rule that disallows a protocol, via a packet with the protocol header not located immediately after the fragment header, aka "ip6_tables protocol bypass bug;" and (2) bypass a rule that looks for a certain extension header, via a packet with an extension header outside the first fragment, aka "ip6_tables extension header bypass bug."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-395-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-416-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.544Z

Reserved: 2006-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4572

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-07T00:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4572

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