CVE-2011-2699

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-05-24
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not generate Fragment Identification values separately for each destination, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disrupted networking) by predicting these values and sending crafted packets.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.23.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1465	2011-11-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.23.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25