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Debian: CVE-2010-4563: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2010-4563: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/15/2025
Created
05/16/2025
Added
05/15/2025
Modified
05/27/2025

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.

Solution(s)

  • no-fix-debian-deb-package

References

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