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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2016-04-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.927Z

Reserved: 2016-02-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2550

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:19.977

Modified: 2018-01-18T18:18:05.917

Link: CVE-2016-2550

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2550 - Bugzilla