Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's udp6_ufo_fragment Function

CVE-2011-4326 · HIGH Severity

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

The udp6_ufo_fragment function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39, when a certain UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) configuration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by sending fragmented IPv6 UDP packets to a bridge device.

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