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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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 |
USN-1256-1 | Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1294-1 | Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:32.027Z
Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2942
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-06-08T13:05:55.130
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2942
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN