Description
The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and promiscuous mode are enabled but no VLANs are registered, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a VLAN tagged frame.
Published: 2011-01-18
Score: 7.9 High
EPSS: 5.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4236 The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and promiscuous mode are enabled but no VLANs are registered, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a VLAN tagged frame.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1141-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1159-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1162-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Vmware Esx Esxi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:43:13.321Z

Reserved: 2010-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4263

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-18T18:03:07.550

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-4263

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4263 - Bugzilla

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