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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:19.977
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:40.890
Link: CVE-2016-2550
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