Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2013-4312
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4.1
**Description**
The issue 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.
**Recommendations**
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4.1, update to version 4.4.1 or later to resolve the issue.