NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-1076

net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by not providing a valid response to a DNS query, as demonstrated by an erroneous grand.centrall.org query, which triggers improper handling of error data within a DNS resolver key.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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