** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Description changed: - It was discovered that Linux incorrectly accounted the number of in- - flight fds over a unix domain socket to the original opener of the file- - descriptor. This allows another process to arbitrary deplete the - original file-openers resource limit for the maximum of open files. - Instead the sending processes and its struct cred should be credited. + 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. Break-Fix: 712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593 415e3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-armadaxp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549203 Title: CVE-2016-2550 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-manta source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid: New Status in linux source package in Wily: Fix Released Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Wily: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Wily: New Status in linux-manta source package in Wily: New Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily: Fix Released Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-manta source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Yakkety: Invalid Bug 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. Break-Fix: 712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593 415e3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1549203/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp