What is CVE-2011-1767?

CVE-2011-1767 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10. CVE-2011-1767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1767?

CVE-2011-1767 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1767?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1767. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-1767 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-1767

Medium

net/ipv4/ip_gre.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when ip_gre is configured as a module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending a packet during module loading.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-06-13

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-1767 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-2.6.34
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/05/6
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702303
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2892f02712e9516d72841d5c019ed6916329794
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2892f02712e9516d72841d5c019ed6916329794
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1767

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-06-13

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1767?

CVE-2011-1767 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10 . CVE-2011-1767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1767?

CVE-2011-1767 has a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1767?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1767. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-1767 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-1767 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.