Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4161
CVE-2010-4161
Description
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 2.6.18
Patches
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References
11- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.htmlnvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845nvdExploit
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/42789nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64497nvd
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