CVE-2004-1016

CVE-2004-1016 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.4.x up to 2.4.28 and 2.6.x up to 2.6.9. A local attacker can trigger a system hang by sending crafted auxiliary messages to the scm_send function, leading to a deadlock. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of only denial of service. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-685) detailing a local denial-of-service exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.