CVE-2011-1478

The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not reset the values of certain structure members, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a malformed VLAN frame.

CVSS v2.0 5.7 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 5.5 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2011-10-23 03:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:29

NVD link : CVE-2011-1478

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1478

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CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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