CVE-2011-1768 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions prior to 2.6.34, when tunnel functionality is configured as a loadable module. An attacker can trigger an OOPS (kernel panic) by sending a packet during the module loading process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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