SB2012062214 - Resource management error in Linux kernel
Published: June 22, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012062214
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0716)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The br_multicast_add_group function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38, when a certain Ethernet bridge configuration is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by sending IGMP packets to a local interface.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678169
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287