CVE-2010-4249

Name: CVE-2010-4249
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-11-29T16:00:04.213+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.90%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4249 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The wait_for_unix_gc function in net/unix/garbage.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc3-next-20101125 does not properly select times for garbage collection of inflight sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted use of the socketpair and sendmsg system calls for SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets.. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The wait_for_unix_gc function in net/unix/garbage.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc3-next-20101125 does not properly select times for garbage collection of inflight sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted use of the socketpair and sendmsg system calls for SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.90%

54.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.37
Linux	Linux Kernel	2.6.37
Fedoraproject	Fedora	13

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9915672d41273f5b77f1b3c29b391ffb7732b84b
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/23/395Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/23/450Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/25/8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129059035929046&w=2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42354Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15622/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.37-rc3-next-20101125.bz2Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/10Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656756Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9915672d41273f5b77f1b3c29b391ffb7732b84b
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/23/395Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/23/450Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/25/8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129059035929046&w=2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42354Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15622/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.37-rc3-next-20101125.bz2Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/10Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656756Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 29, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-4249?

How severe is CVE-2010-4249?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-4249 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4249?

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Source: NVD / NIST