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TI-2011-01395 Aliases CVE-2011-1576GHSA-mvmx-96hj-8h74

The Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Hypervisor and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted VLAN packets that are processed by the napi_reuse_skb function, leading to (1) a memory leak or (2) memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1478.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00994 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.18VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2011:1253 Released 2011-09-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt +7
  • RHSA-2011:1189 Released 2011-08-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 +8
  • RHSA-2011:1106 Released 2011-08-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.0) kernel-2.6.32-71.34.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-71.34.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.34.1.el6 +8
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  • RHSA-2011:0927 Released 2011-07-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) kernel-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 +14

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1189
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.0)Fixed RHSA-2011:1106
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2011:1253

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1576
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvmx-96hj-8h74

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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