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CVE-2001-1572

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The MAC module in Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.11, when configured to filter based on MAC addresses, allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via small packets.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 (+5)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0057.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7267.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3418
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0057.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7267.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3418

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