CVE-2011-1478

N/A Unknown
Published: October 23, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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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=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.1%
61th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

linux

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