CVE-2010-4251

7.5 HIGH
Published: May 26, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46637
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=657303
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/3/3/6271093/thread
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=657303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

redhat linux vmware