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CVE-2010-4161

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.51%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2010-4161
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.51%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.