CVE-2004-1016

N/A
Published: December 15, 2004 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The scm_send function in the scm layer for Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.28, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted auxiliary messages that are passed to the sendmsg function, which causes a deadlock condition.

References (19)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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