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Oracle Linux: CVE-2013-4312: ELSA-2016-0855: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2013-4312: ELSA-2016-0855: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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