CVE-2004-1016

Description

The scm_send function in the scm layer for Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.28, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted auxiliary messages that are passed to the sendmsg function, which causes a deadlock condition.

References

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-38-1/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11816

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18483

https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-689.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_44_kernel.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067

http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

http://secunia.com/advisories/20202

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163

http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0019-scm.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS