#VU43963 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-0716
Published: June 22, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43963
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0716
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
External links
- 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