CVE-2011-0716: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.37.6; version 2.6.37 only; version 2.6.37.1 only; version 2.6.37.2 only; version 2.6.37.3 only; version 2.6.37.4 only; …

Published 2012-06-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.