CVE-2010-4161

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 - Denial of Service via UDP Traffic to Crafted Socket Filter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64497
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845

Scores

EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 40.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.18
redhat/enterprise_linux 5
Published Dec 30, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026