CVE-2013-4312 in Linux Kernel
Summary
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.
Reservation
06/12/2013
Disclosure
02/07/2016
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80792 | Linux Kernel File Descriptor Limit af_unix.c memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2013-4312 |