CVE-2010-4249
Medium
Description
The wait_for_unix_gc function in net/unix/garbage.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc3-next-20101125 does not properly select times for garbage collection of inflight sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted use of the socketpair and sendmsg system calls for SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 29, 2010
First seenNov 29, 2010
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.6.37 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 2.6.37, 2.6.37 | 2.6.37 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 13 | — |
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