medium5.0
CVE-2011-1927
The ip_expire function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly construct ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED packets after a timeout, whic…
Impact
The ip_expire function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly construct ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED packets after a timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via crafted fragmented packets.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 2.6.38.8 Versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2, 2.6.38.3, 2.6.38.4 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba