PT-2012-1803 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Eugene Teo · CVE-2011-4112 · Published 2012-05-17 · Updated 2023-02-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1

Description The issue affects the net subsystem in the Linux kernel, where it does not properly restrict the use of the IFF TX SKB SHARING flag. This allows local users with the CAP NET ADMIN capability to cause a denial of service (panic) by accessing /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl and then using the pktgen package in conjunction with a bridge device for a VLAN interface.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1, update to version 3.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4112

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751006 · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/550fd08c2cebad61c548def135f67aba284c6162 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/4 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4112 · Security Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100156038 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=550fd08c2cebad61c548def135f67aba284c6162 · Note