CVE-2011-2699
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-05-24 23:00
Modified
2024-08-06 23:08
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
n/an/a
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