Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2013-4312
CVE-2013-4312
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
20- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1nvdVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593nvdVendor Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4312nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/82986nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2nvd
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