CVE-2010-4165

CVE Details

Release Date:

2010-11-22

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2010-4165 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2010	2011-03-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.9.el5)	ELSA-2011-2010	2011-03-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0283	2011-02-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2010	2011-03-16

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