CVE-2011-1478 (GCVE-0-2011-1478)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-10-23 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvald… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2011-03-14 00:00
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