01 Record
CVE-2011-2723
The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-09-06 15:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-07-11
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b92881896b094c0c51d55c9c064850e2b12e8986a727a74db7d223f397b6deb6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726552
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:1321http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1321.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110729 Re: CVE request: kernel: gro: Only reset frag0 when skb can be pulledhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/1
- securitytracker.com1025876http://securitytracker.com/id?1025876
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=17dd759c67f21e34f2156abcf415e1f60605a188
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110728 CVE request: kernel: gro: Only reset frag0 when skb can be pulledhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/28/13
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- www.securityfocus.com48929http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48929
- marc.infoHPSBGN02970http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2