CVE-2011-2723
linux linux kernel: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted network traffic.
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=17dd759c67f21e34f2156abcf415e1f60605a188
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/13
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/1
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025876