Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-0716
The br_multicast_add_group function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38, when a certain Ethernet bridge configuration is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by sending IGMP packets to a local interface.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.37, 2.6.37.1, 2.6.37.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.kernel.org/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 (Broken Link)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)