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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted network traffic.

Date published : 2011-09-06

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48929

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=17dd759c67f21e34f2156abcf415e1f60605a188