CVE-2011-1478
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
79.9%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 2.6.38 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159
mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1
secunia.com/advisories/46397
securityreason.com/securityalert/8480
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270
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7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
79.9%