net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by not providing a valid response to a DNS query, as demonstrated by an erroneous grand.centrall.org query, which triggers improper handling of error data within a DNS resolver key.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1091 net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by not providing a valid response to a DNS query, as demonstrated by an erroneous grand.centrall.org query, which triggers improper handling of error data within a DNS resolver key.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.772Z

Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-1076

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-10-05T02:56:24.627

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1076

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