Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201625500000000
Revision Date:2016-04-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-2550 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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. David Herrmann discovered that the Linux kernel incorrectly accounted file descriptors to the original opener for in-flight file descriptors sent over a unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-2550
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-11.26').
  • OR linux-aws package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
  • OR linux-gke package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1003.3').
  • OR linux-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-meta package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-11.26').
  • OR linux-meta-aws package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
  • OR linux-meta-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-meta-raspi2 package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1004.5').
  • OR linux-meta-snapdragon package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1012.12').
  • OR linux-raspi2 package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1004.5').
  • OR linux-signed package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-11.26').
  • OR linux-signed-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-snapdragon package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1012.12').
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