CVE-2011-2723

Public on 2011-09-06
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2011-10-31 ALAS-2011-16 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 5.7 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 5.7 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2011-2723 Mitre: CVE-2011-2723