CVE-2011-1576

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 and 2.6.32 - Denial of Service via VLAN Packet Processing in GRO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48907
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1106.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1090.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025853

Scores

EPSS 0.0099
EPSS Percentile 58.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18
redhat/enterprise_linux 5
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor
Published Aug 31, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026