---------------------------------------------------------------------- To improve our services to our customers, we have made a number of additions to the Secunia Advisories and have started translating the advisories to German. The improvements will help our customers to get a better understanding of how we reached our conclusions, how it was rated, our thoughts on exploitation, attack vectors, and scenarios. This includes: * Reason for rating * Extended description * Extended solution * Exploit code or links to exploit code * Deep links Read the full description: http://corporate.secunia.com/products/48/?r=l Contact Secunia Sales for more information: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/15/?r=l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Linux Kernel Fragmented IPv6 Packet Filtering Bypass SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA22731 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/22731/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Security Bypass WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux Kernel 2.6.x http://secunia.com/product/2719/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerabilities are caused due to the incorrect processing of certain fragmented IPv6 packets. This can be exploited to bypass filtering rules by sending specially crafted packets. SOLUTION: Fixed in the GIT repository. http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51d8b1a65291a6956b79374b6adbbadc2263bcf6 http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6d381634d213580d40d431e7664dfb45f641b884 PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Marc Dowd, McAfee ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51d8b1a65291a6956b79374b6adbbadc2263bcf6 http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6d381634d213580d40d431e7664dfb45f641b884 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------