CVE-2010-4563

Priority
Low
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.
References
Bugs
Notes
henrix> no upstream fix yet.
henrix> also, RH has rated this issue as having low security impact and is not
henrix > planning to address it.
mdeslaur> this is a minor issue, we don't plan on fixing this with a
mdeslaur> security update.
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:DNE
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Patches:
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (reached end-of-life)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored (reached end-of-life)
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
Package
Source: linux (LP Ubuntu Debian)
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):ignored
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):DNE
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):ignored
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):ignored
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):ignored
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):ignored
Package
Upstream:deferred (referred to security)
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron):DNE
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx):ignored
Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot):DNE
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin):DNE
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):DNE
Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):DNE
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Updated: 2013-02-01 16:14:33 UTC (commit 6359)