CVE-2011-4087

NameCVE-2011-4087
DescriptionThe br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourcelenny(not affected)
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)3.0.0-1

Notes

[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in 2.6.37)
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in 2.6.37)

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