CVE-2006-4572

Vulnerability 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."

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References

• http://readlist.com/lists/vger.kernel.org/linux-kernel/55/275979.htmlPatch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22731PatchVendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22762PatchVendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23384Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23474Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24098Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25691Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux-2.6.16.y.git&
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=comm
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git%3Ba=comm
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.31
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:197
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20955