CVE-2011-1478

Published Oct 23, 2011

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.7
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 5.5
Vector string: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "9988A98F-3440-467E-8ADA-1E413DC25C21",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2.6.38"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References