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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.980Z
Reserved: 2010-11-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-4251

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-05-26T16:55:03.347
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-4251
