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.
Configurations

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

History

13 Feb 2023, 04:29

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References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a -
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159 -

Information

Published : 2011-10-23 10:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03


NVD link : CVE-2011-1478

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1478


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference