CVE-2011-1768 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1768?

CVE-2011-1768 is a medium-severity 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

The tunnels implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when tunnel functionality is configured as a module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending a packet during module loading.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1768?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1768?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vjvh-j8wp-qpwm.