CVE-2011-1576

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2011

Summary

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48907
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1106.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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