Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4165
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.
EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.37
- Opensuse — versions 11.3, 11.2
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_real_time_extension — versions 11
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4165?
- CVE-2010-4165 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Divide By Zero. Published 2010-11-22.
- Is CVE-2010-4165 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.