CVE-2010-4161
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2...
4.9 Medium
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
Exploit likelihood
0.51%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
- Record
CVE-2010-4161- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
- Record
CVE-2010-4161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4137 No score
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4137- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jch4-5383-w2vq No score
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2...
The udp_queue_rcv_skb function in net/ipv4/udp.c in a certain Red Hat build of the Linux kernel 2.6.18 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) by sending UDP traffic to a socket that has a crafted socket filter, a related issue to CVE-2010-4158.
- Record
GHSA-jch4-5383-w2vq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4161 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published December 30, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146404.html
secunia.com/advisories/42789
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64497
securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
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vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4161
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jch4-5383-w2vq
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0004
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.5_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0004.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3432