The do_tcp_setsockopt function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly restrict TCP_MAXSEG (aka MSS) values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a setsockopt call that specifies a small value, leading to a divide-by-zero error or incorrect use of a signed integer.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4141 The do_tcp_setsockopt function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly restrict TCP_MAXSEG (aka MSS) values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a setsockopt call that specifies a small value, leading to a divide-by-zero error or incorrect use of a signed integer.
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.237Z

Reserved: 2010-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4165

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-11-22T13:00:19.300

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4165

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-11-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4165 - Bugzilla

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