CVE-2012-1583
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Double free vulnerability in the xfrm6_tunnel_rcv function in net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22, when the xfrm6_tunnel module is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.
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Statement
This issue did not affect the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0480.html. A future kernel update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 may address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0720 | 2012-06-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0480 | 2012-04-17 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Will not fix |
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