Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0716
CVE-2011-0716
Description
The br_multicast_add_group function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38, when a certain Ethernet bridge configuration is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by sending IGMP packets to a local interface.
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Affected products
13<2.6.38+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.38
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.37.6
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38nvdBroken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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