Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Feb 24 05:39:32 2016CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 16:48:35 2024