Denial of Service Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4161

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 December 2010

Summary

The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in the Linux kernel, specifically in a Red Hat build (version 2.6.18), allows attackers to trigger a denial of service scenario by sending crafted UDP packets to a socket with specially designed socket filters. This vulnerability can result in system deadlocks or hangs, posing significant risks to system availability and performance.

References

http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.html
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http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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