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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 over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c.

    Published:Jan 19, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Feb 8, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82986
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297813
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4312
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82986
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297813
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4312

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