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TI-2011-02594 Aliases CVE-2011-2942GHSA-cgjv-rvfj-3vrq

A certain Red Hat patch to the __br_deliver function in net/bridge/br_forward.c in the…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A certain Red Hat patch to the __br_deliver function in net/bridge/br_forward.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01786 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 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 · 2

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: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

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1386 Released 2011-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1386
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2942
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgjv-rvfj-3vrq
  3. 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 2

Sources

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