Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2016-2550 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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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