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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652534Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.htmlPatch
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652534Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64497
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 30, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified