SB2016022703 - Fedora 23 update for kernel
Published: February 27, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016022703
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2550)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to leveraging incorrect tracking of descriptor ownership and sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it. A local attacker can bypass file-descriptor limits, trigger memory consumption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.