### [CVE-2016-2550](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2550)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.