CVE-2011-1076 | BDVDB-2026-47600 Detail

Description#

net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by not providing a valid response to a DNS query, as demonstrated by an erroneous grand.centrall.org query, which triggers improper handling of error data within a DNS resolver key.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1362fa078dae16776cd439791c6605b224ea6171
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/13
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025162
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12011-10-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.