Linux kernel xt_alloc_table_info DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2550)

Linux kernel xt_alloc_table_info DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2550)
Linux kernel xt_alloc_table_info DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2550)

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel 〈 4.5

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-2550

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

Linux kernel 4.5 and earlier versions have security vulnerabilities. By incorrectly tracking the descriptor ownership and sending the descriptor through a UNIX socket, a local attacker can bypass the file descriptor restriction or cause a denial of service.

<* Source: Andrej Nemec
　
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:


Https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi? Id = 1311517
Https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/415e3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6
Http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = effece3d3e90ce9e18727e8843ae343eda5a58fad6

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