CVE-2010-4563

Publication date 2 February 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

The Linux kernel, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-armadaxp 12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux 12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
linux-ec2 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-natty 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-oneiric 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-quantal 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

henrix

no upstream fix yet. also, RH has rated this issue as having low security impact and is not planning to address it.

mdeslaur

this is a minor issue, we don't plan on fixing this with a security update.

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