CVE-2012-4444: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ip6_frag_queue function in net/ipv6/reassembly.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 allows remote attackers to bypass intended network restrictions via overlapping IPv6 fragments.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.36; version 2.6.30 only; version 2.6.30.1 only; version 2.6.30.2 only; version 2.6.30.3 only; version 2.6.30.4 only; …

Published 2012-12-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.