The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not reset the values of certain structure members, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a malformed VLAN frame.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-10-23T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.392Z
Reserved: 2011-03-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1478
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-10-23T10:55:02.953
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:26:24.503
Link: CVE-2011-1478
Redhat