CVE-2011-4112

The net subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly restrict use of the IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING flag, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to access /proc/net/pktgen/pgctrl, and then using the pktgen package in conjunction with a bridge device for a VLAN interface.

Date published : 2012-05-17

http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100156038

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=550fd08c2cebad61c548def135f67aba284c6162