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CVE-2004-1016

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-01-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelUbuntu Ubuntu Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References