CVE-2013-4387
Kernel: net: IPv6: panic when UFO=On for an interface
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 21, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.4 does not properly determine the need for UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) processing of small packets after the UFO queueing of a large packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via network traffic that triggers a large response packet.
Statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.1AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference