CVE-2011-1478

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.

Category

5.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.91% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory vmware.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270 issue tracking third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1478?
CVE-2011-1478 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1478?
To fix CVE-2011-1478, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1478 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1478 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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