Is CVE-2011-1478 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2011-1478 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2011-1478?

CVE-2011-1478 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2011-1478?

CVE-2011-1478 has an EPSS score of 1.09% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1478?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.38 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-1478

MEDIUM

5.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The napi_reuse_skb function in net/core/dev.c in the Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not reset the values of certain structure members, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a malformed VLAN frame.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.38Fixed in:2.6.38CVE-2011-1478derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references3

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.