CVE - CVE-2011-1576

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-1576	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:1025853 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025853 MISC:48907 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48907 MISC:RHSA-2011:0927 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html MISC:RHSA-2011:1090 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1090.html MISC:RHSA-2011:1106 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1106.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695173 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695173
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110405	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110405)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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