Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20, when IPV6_RECVPKTINFO is set on a listening socket, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a SYN packet while the socket is in a listening (TCP_LISTEN) state, which is not properly handled and causes the skb structure to be freed.
Published: 2010-03-31
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: 2.7% Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1218 Use-after-free vulnerability in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20, when IPV6_RECVPKTINFO is set on a listening socket, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a SYN packet while the socket is in a listening (TCP_LISTEN) state, which is not properly handled and causes the skb structure to be freed.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-947-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Els Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.920Z

Reserved: 2010-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1188

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-03-31T18:00:00.563

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1188

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-1188 - Bugzilla

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