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Vulnerable Software

Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-2550

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
References
Products affected by CVE-2016-2550


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