Upstream information
Description
The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead to data corruption and "node lockups." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is exploitable.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.4 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2007:035, published Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 05:20:02 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:18:52 2023