CVE-2011-2723

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-09-06
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted network traffic.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.7
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1386	2011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1350	2011-10-05
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07