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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21 Nov 2024, 01:26
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a - | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159 - | |
References | () http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2011-10-23 10:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:26
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