CVE-2011-1767 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel by sending packets during ip_gre module loading.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-1767?

CVE-2011-1767 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

net/ipv4/ip_gre.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when ip_gre is configured as a module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending a packet during module loading.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1767?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1767?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2011-1767 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1767 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44x9-p5gj-h8x2.

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