CVE-2013-4312

NameCVE-2013-4312
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3448-1, DSA-3503-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
sid, trixie6.12.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.73-2+deb7u3DSA-3503-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4DSA-3503-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.3.3-6
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593 (v4.5-rc1)
First patch for mitigation in 4.3.3-6, 4.3.5-1 adds a second bit required, that is CVE-2016-2847

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