CVE-2011-4087

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-665

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 8, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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