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CVE-2010-4161
Published: Dec 30, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[netdev] 20101110 Re: [PATCH] Prevent reading uninitialized memory with socket filters
mailing-list
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42789
third-party-advisory
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ADV-2011-0024
vdb-entry
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RHSA-2011:0004
vendor-advisory
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kernel-udpqueuercvskb-dos(64497)
vdb-entry
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20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
46397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20101118 Re: Kernel 0-day
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652534
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