CVE-2011-1576

Description

The Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Hypervisor and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted VLAN packets that are processed by the napi_reuse_skb function, leading to (1) a memory leak or (2) memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1478.

Category

5.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48907 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1106.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695173 patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1090.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025853 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1576?
CVE-2011-1576 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1576?
To fix CVE-2011-1576, 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-2011-1576 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1576 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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