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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Hypervisor and other products, allows remote…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.7 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise virtualization hypervisor
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.