NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1478
The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not reset the values of certain structure members, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a malformed VLAN frame.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/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: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- mirror.anl.gov/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 (Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8480 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.kernel.org/
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (Third Party Advisory)