Home / vulnerabilities Red Hat Security Advisory 2011-1408-01
Posted on 26 October 2011
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Red Hat Security Advisory 2011-1408-01 - An updated rhev-hypervisor package that fixes several security issues is now available. The RHBA-2011:1254 update introduced a regression in the Linux kernel's Ethernet bridge implementation. If a system had an interface in a bridge, and an attacker on the local network could send packets to that interface, they could cause a denial of service on that system. A flaw in the Linux kernel could lead to GRO (Generic Receive Offload) fields being left in an inconsistent state. An attacker on the local network could use this flaw to trigger a denial of service. GRO is enabled by default in all network drivers that support it. Various other issues have also been addressed.
