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CVE-2016-2550
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Date: April 27, 2016
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.
Language: C
Severity Score
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Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Resource Management Errors
CWE-399Top Fix
CVSS v3.1
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Attack Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
Privileges Required (PR): | LOW |
User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
Integrity (I): | NONE |
Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
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Access Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
Access Complexity (AC): | LOW |
Authentication (AU): | NONE |
Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
Integrity (I): | NONE |
Availability (A): | COMPLETE |
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