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.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66c46d741e2e60f0e8b625b80edb0ab820c46d7a | |
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d152e23ad1a7a5b40fef1f42e017d66e6115159 | |
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 | Broken Link |
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 | Third Party Advisory |
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8480 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2011-10-23 10:55
Updated : 2023-02-13 04:29
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