The socket implementation in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage a backlog of received packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by netperf UDP tests.
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Published : 2011-05-26 16:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2010-4251
Mitre link : CVE-2010-4251
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4251
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
vmware
- esx
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption