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CVE-2011-1576

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Published: Aug 31, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.7
Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 5.5 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Redhat
2 products
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.18
Enterprise Linux
Version 5
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Enterprise Linux
Version 6.0
Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (12)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

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