GHSA-x9j9-wxm6-8cvm

GHSA-x9j9-wxm6-8cvm PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 2, 2022

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 2, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch

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