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CVE-2011-1767

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1767 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions prior to 2.6.34, when the ip_gre module is loaded. A remote attacker can trigger an OOPS by sending a packet during the module's loading process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity due to its remote attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.33.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.33.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.33.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.33.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.33.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0283 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.6.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1767Moderate

kernel: netns vs proto registration ordering

Feb 16, 2010

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/c2892f02712e9516d72841d5c019ed6916329794
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/05/05/6