CVE-2004-1016

no score yetEPSS 1.0%

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.

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2005-01-10
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel
ubuntu:ubuntu_linux

References

http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0019-scm.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

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