CVE-2011-2723
5.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack 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
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.008 Low
EPSS
Percentile
81.3%
The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted network traffic.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 2.6.39.4 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=17dd759c67f21e34f2156abcf415e1f60605a188
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/13
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/1
securitytracker.com/id?1025876
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1321.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/48929
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726552
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5.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack 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
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.008 Low
EPSS
Percentile
81.3%