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.
Max CVSS
7.8
EPSS Score
2.16%
Published
2011-05-26
Updated
2023-02-13
1 vulnerabilities found