What is CVE-2011-0716?

CVE-2011-0716 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10. CVE-2011-0716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0716?

CVE-2011-0716 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-0716?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-0716. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-0716 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-0716

Medium

The br_multicast_add_group function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38, when a certain Ethernet bridge configuration is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by sending IGMP packets to a local interface.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-06-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2011-0716 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-0716 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38

Broken Link
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678169

Issue Tracking
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b0d6a9b4296fa16a28d10d416db7a770fc03287
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-0716

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-06-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0716?

CVE-2011-0716 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 . CVE-2011-0716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0716?

CVE-2011-0716 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-0716?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-0716. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-0716 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-0716 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.