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CVE detail

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.

CVSS 5.5 · MediumBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

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2 source links · newest first
  • Ubuntu Patches Several Kernel VulnerabilitiesSecurityWeek

    Updates released on Wednesday for the Ubuntu operating system address several vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, including ones that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and arbitrary code execution.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 7, 2016, 12:48 PM
  • Ubuntu issued a patch to fix a number of Kernel VulnerabilitiesSecurity Affairs

    Ubuntu has patched a number of flaws affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. Ubuntu has patched a number of vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel, it is urging users to apply the patch if they’re running 14.04 LTS or any derivative builds. According […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comApr 7, 2016, 7:31 AM

Exploit code

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