The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-02-08T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.907Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4312

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-08T03:59:00.120

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:46:29.837

Link: CVE-2013-4312

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4312 - Bugzilla