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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2009-10-22T15:26:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.537Z
Reserved: 2009-10-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-3621
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2009-10-22T16:00:00.640
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:07:49.477
Link: CVE-2009-3621
Redhat