Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4563
CVE-2010-4563
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.
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Affected products
34- osv-coords32 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemons-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-generic-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melangepkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rcpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-generic
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