The socket implementation in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.34 does not properly manage a backlog of received packets, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by netperf UDP tests.
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linux linux kernel |
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vmware esx 4.1 |
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vmware esx 4.0 |
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redhat enterprise linux 4.0 |
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