CVE-2011-1927

Published: Jun 13, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The ip_expire function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly construct ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED packets after a timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via crafted fragmented packets.

Affected (17)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

17 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 2.6.38.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc8