kernel: bonding: Incorrect TX queue offset
Published May 26, 2011
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
The bond_select_queue function in drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39, when a network device with a large number of receive queues is installed but the default tx_queues setting is used, does not properly restrict queue indexes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending network traffic.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.6.39
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0542
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0542 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not backport the upstream commit bb1d9123 that introduced this issue. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 88.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03377) | 87.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 76.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 87.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 1.42% (0.01420) | 86.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01406) | 86.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01406) | 84.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd0e435b0fe85622f167b84432552885a4856ac8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025558 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1581 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696029 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1581
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1581
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd0e435b0fe85622f167b84432552885a4856ac8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/16 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1025558 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1581 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696029 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1581 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1581 |
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