The Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging incorrect tracking of descriptor ownership and sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-4312.
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Configurations
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=415e3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/23/2 - | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-2 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2949-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311517 - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/415e3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6 - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2016-04-27 17:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:48
NVD link : CVE-2016-2550
Mitre link : CVE-2016-2550
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2550
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors