CVE-2011-1076

N/A Unknown
Published: October 05, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by not providing a valid response to a DNS query, as demonstrated by an erroneous grand.centrall.org query, which triggers improper handling of error data within a DNS resolver key.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1362fa078dae16776cd439791c6605b224ea6171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025162
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1362fa078dae16776cd439791c6605b224ea6171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
40th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

linux

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