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.
References
Information
Published : 2016-02-08 03:59
Updated : 2019-12-27 16:08
NVD link : CVE-2013-4312
Mitre link : CVE-2013-4312
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Products Affected
oracle
- linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
