What is CVE-2012-4444?

CVE-2012-4444 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2012-4444 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4444?

CVE-2012-4444 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4444?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-4444 patch availability.

Is CVE-2012-4444 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4444 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2012-4444

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-12-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

10 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/70789d7052239992824628db8133de08dc78e593

Patch Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=874835

Patch
Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70789d7052239992824628db8133de08dc78e593
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00000.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-4444

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-12-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4444?

CVE-2012-4444 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2012-4444 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4444?

CVE-2012-4444 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-4444?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2012-4444 patch availability.
Is CVE-2012-4444 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2012-4444 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.