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CVE-2011-1927 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64f3b9e203bd06855072e295557dca1485a2ecba CVEExploitPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/2 CVE
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 2.6.38.8
2.6.38
2.6.38 rc1
2.6.38 rc2
2.6.38 rc3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1927
NVD Published Date:
Jun 13, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]