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CVE-2013-4312

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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OracleLinux
Versions 5.0, 6, 7
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 4.4

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References