Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4526
CVE-2010-4526
Description
Race condition in the sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable function in net/sctp/input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ICMP unreachable message to a socket that is already locked by a user, which causes the socket to be freed and triggers list corruption, related to the sctp_wait_for_connect function.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.11.1,<=2.6.33
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.11-rc2 through 2.6.33
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/13nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45661nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64616nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/42964nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0163.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0169nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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