CVE-2010-4249 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
11/16/2010
Disclosure
11/29/2010
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55565 | Linux Kernel wait_for_unix_gc resource management | 399 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2010-4249 |