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CVE-2016-2550
Published: Apr 27, 2016
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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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References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311517
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
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