FKIE_CVE-2013-7446
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-12-28 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:01
Severity
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl calls.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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