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Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine)

Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine)

The Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) reached end of service life on Dec 2, 2010 — Fedora no longer ships security patches or fixes for it. Our third-party support keeps it safe to run: 24/7 engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance.

End of Service LifeEOSL Date: Dec 2, 2010
Issue Management

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Specifications

product
fedora
release
12
product Label
Fedora Linux
release Label
12 (Constantine)
codename
Constantine
lts
latest Version
release Date
2009-11-17
maintained
source Url
https://endoflife.date/fedora

Lifecycle Dates

End of Service Life
Dec 2, 2010
Last OEM Support
Dec 2, 2010

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OEM vs. 3rd Party Support

See how third-party support compares to the vendor contract for Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) — monitoring, break/fix, vulnerability work, operations and compliance, before and after EOSL.

FeatureOEM Support3rd Party Support
Post-EOSL Support
Break/Fix Support
Until EOSL
24/7 Monitoring
Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation
Managed Operations
Procedure & Configuration Review
Compliance & Audit Documentation
Limited
Discounted Migration to Other Platforms

Why Choose 3rd Party Support for Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine)?

Vulnerability Remediation

Scanning, mitigation and patch-around guidance for Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) when the vendor no longer ships fixes.

Compliance Maintenance

Procedure review, controls evidence and the documentation auditors ask for — maintained continuously, not scrambled at audit time.

24/7 Expert Support

Engineers who know this release monitor, manage and fix issues around the clock — break/fix to managed operations.

Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) Support: Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) still supported?

Fedora ended support for the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) on Dec 2, 2010 — no more patches or fixes from the vendor. Third-party support keeps it covered: our engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance for as long as you run it.

When is the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) end of service life (EOSL) date?

Fedora lists the end of service life for the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) as Dec 2, 2010.

Can I keep using the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) after its EOSL date?

Yes. EOSL means Fedora stops issuing patches and support — the software itself keeps running. Third-party support covers it from there: issue management, security vulnerability remediation, and the compliance documentation auditors ask for, for as long as you choose to run it.

How much does third-party support for the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine) cost?

Typically 40-70% below the OEM maintenance renewal price. Exact pricing depends on quantity, service level and location — request a quote and we respond within 24 hours.

Known Vulnerabilities Affecting Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine)

53 published CVEs affect the Fedora Linux 12 (Constantine), including 18 rated critical or high severity. Fedora no longer ships security patches for this release — our engineers provide mitigation guidance, workarounds and hardening support.

CVESeverityCVSSPublishedSummary
CVE-2010-3438CRITICAL9.8Nov 12, 2019libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds. This can be used to execute arbitrary IRC commands by passing an argument such as "some text\rQUIT" to the 'privmsg' handler, which would cause the client to disconnect from the server.
CVE-2019-11235CRITICAL9.8Apr 22, 2019FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 mishandles the "each participant verifies that the received scalar is within a range, and that the received group element is a valid point on the curve being used" protection mechanism, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2019-9498 and CVE-2019-9499.
CVE-2019-11234CRITICAL9.8Apr 22, 2019FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 does not prevent use of reflection for authentication spoofing, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2019-9497.
CVE-2010-2941CRITICAL9.8Nov 5, 2010ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.
CVE-2010-1205CRITICAL9.8Jun 30, 2010Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.
CVE-2009-3555CRITICAL9.8Nov 9, 2009The TLS protocol, and the SSL protocol 3.0 and possibly earlier, as used in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, mod_ssl in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.14 and earlier, OpenSSL before 0.9.8l, GnuTLS 2.8.5 and earlier, Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.12.4 and earlier, multiple Cisco products, and other products, does not properly associate renegotiation handshakes with an existing connection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert data into HTTPS sessions, and po
CVE-2010-0395HIGH9.3Jun 10, 2010OpenOffice.org 2.x and 3.0 before 3.2.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass Python macro security restrictions and execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted OpenDocument Text (ODT) file that triggers code execution when the macro directory structure is previewed.
CVE-2019-10132HIGH8.8May 22, 2019A vulnerability was found in libvirt >= 4.1.0 in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A missing SocketMode configuration parameter allows any user on the host to connect using virtlockd-admin-sock or virtlogd-admin-sock and perform administrative tasks against the virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.
CVE-2010-1773HIGH8.8Sep 24, 2010Off-by-one error in the toAlphabetic function in rendering/RenderListMarker.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59950, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to list markers for HTML lists, aka rdar problem 8009118.
CVE-2010-1772HIGH8.8Sep 24, 2010Use-after-free vulnerability in page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r59859, as used in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site, related to failure to stop timers associated with geolocation upon deletion of a document.
CVE-2010-0050HIGH8.8Mar 15, 2010Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with improperly nested tags.
CVE-2010-4661HIGH7.8Nov 13, 2019udisks before 1.0.3 allows a local user to load arbitrary Linux kernel modules.
CVE-2018-5345HIGH7.8Jan 12, 2018A stack-based buffer overflow within GNOME gcab through 0.7.4 can be exploited by malicious attackers to cause a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cab file.
CVE-2019-3804HIGH7.5Mar 26, 2019It was found that cockpit before version 184 used glib's base64 decode functionality incorrectly resulting in a denial of service attack. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted request with an invalid base64-encoded cookie which could cause the web service to crash.
CVE-2010-3702HIGH7.5Nov 5, 2010The Gfx::getPos function in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, CUPS, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger an uninitialized pointer dereference.
CVE-2010-0013HIGH7.5Jan 9, 2010Directory traversal vulnerability in slp.c in the MSN protocol plugin in libpurple in Pidgin 2.6.4 and Adium 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an application/x-msnmsgrp2p MSN emoticon (aka custom smiley) request, a related issue to CVE-2004-0122. NOTE: it could be argued that this is resultant from a vulnerability in which an emoticon download request is processed even without a preceding text/x-mms-emoticon message that announced availability of the em
CVE-2009-2629HIGH7.5Sep 15, 2009Buffer underflow in src/http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 0.1.0 through 0.5.37, 0.6.x before 0.6.39, 0.7.x before 0.7.62, and 0.8.x before 0.8.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.
CVE-2010-2959HIGH7.2Sep 8, 2010Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.
CVE-2013-6475MEDIUM6.8Mar 14, 2014Multiple integer overflows in (1) OPVPOutputDev.cxx and (2) oprs/OPVPSplash.cxx in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2013-6474MEDIUM6.8Mar 14, 2014Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Showing the 20 most severe of 53 known CVEs.

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