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CVE-2011-1576

The Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.7 EPSS 0.00777
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
linux kernelall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat enterprise virtualization hypervisorall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD31 Aug 2011 · 11:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

14
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0652-1
usnUSN-1256-1
usnUSN-1253-1
usnUSN-1245-1
usnUSN-1241-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1090.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1106.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48907
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025853
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695173Patch
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