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CVE-2016-2550

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CVSS 3.0
5.5 medium
EPSS
<1%p42
Published
()
Modified
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.

Vendors
linux
Products
linux kernel
Weakness
CWE-399
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.5%)

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