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CVE-2011-1478

The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not

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Summary

The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not reset the values of certain structure members, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a malformed VLAN frame.

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Affected versions

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References 9

mirror.anl.gov

securityfocus.com

git.kernel.org

securityreason.com

secunia.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

openwall.com

vmware.com