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CVE-2011-1767 json

net/ipv4/ip_gre.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when ip_gre is configured as a module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

published 2012-06-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1766

cvss
5.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

net/ipv4/ip_gre.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when ip_gre is configured as a module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending a packet during module loading.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0928RHSA-2011:1253

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1767 updated cvss 5.4

kernel: netns vs proto registration ordering

  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 kernel-rt
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-131.6.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0928
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1253

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Exploit prediction

2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2892f02712e9516d72841d5c019ed6916329794 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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