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CVE-2011-2942

kernel: bridge: null pointer dereference in __br_deliver

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Un parche de Red Hat para la función __br_deliver en net/bridge/br_forward.c en el Kernel de Linux v2.6.18 en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (NULL pointer dereference y caída del sistema) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado mediante el aprovechamiento de la conectividad con una interfaz de red que utiliza un dispositivo Ethernet puente.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-07-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-10-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
 Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
 2.6.18
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.18"
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Affected
Redhat
Search vendor "Redhat"
 Enterprise Linux
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"
 5
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5"
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Affected