CVE-2010-4249

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…

published November 29, 2010

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00888 · 58.7th percentile
Published
2010-11-29T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 NOV 15:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5