CVE-2011-1478

MediumCVSS 5.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.7/10AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 23, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-1478: Medium severity, CVSS 5.7 | Vulnix