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The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9142
The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.
Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Oracle Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
- Oracle Linux 5
- CentOS Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
- CVE-2009-2698
Product(s):