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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-doc | Dec 1, 2016 | Jun 8, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 8, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-13-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.38-12-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-13-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-13-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.38-12-serverUpgrade linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 8, 2013 |
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