CVE-2011-1478
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as it did not support Generic Receive Offload (GRO). It has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0429.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0421.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1253.html.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.7 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Ryan Sweat for reporting this issue.
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