NVD

Id
18752  
Name
CVE-2016-2550  
Description
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.  
Reject
 
CVSS Version
2  
CVSS Score
4.9  
Severity
Medium  
CVSS Base Score
4.9  
CVSS Impact Subscore
6.9  
CVSS Exploit Subscore
3.9  
CVSS Vector
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)  
Pub Date
2017-01-19  
Published
2016-04-27  
Modified Date
2016-12-02  
Seq
2016-2550  

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