CVE-2009-3621

net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.

🔗 References (52)

• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
• secalert@redhathttp://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37086
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37909
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38017
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38834
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329