Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's br_multicast_add_group Function

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's br_multicast_add_group Function

CVE-2011-0716 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The br_multicast_add_group function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38, when a certain Ethernet bridge configuration is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by sending IGMP packets to a local interface.

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