NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4263
The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and promiscuous mode are enabled but no VLANs are registered, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a VLAN tagged frame.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- Vmware Esxi — versions 3.5, 4.0, 4.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)