CVE-2011-2942

kernel: bridge: null pointer dereference in __br_deliver

Published Jun 8, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
A certain Red Hat patch to the __br_deliver function in net/bridge/br_forward.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2910 A certain Red Hat patch to the __br_deliver function in net/bridge/br_forward.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1256-1 Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1294-1 Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:15 PM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 8, 2013, 1:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 20, 2011, 12:00 AM