The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 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.
CVE-2013-4312
Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.2
- EG Score
- 6.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 33(Track)EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity62% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 46%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 8, 2016
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (40)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=712f4aad406bb1ed67f3f98d04c044191f0ff593
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3448
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82986
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.16.0-67-generic (3.16.0-67.87~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-83-generic (3.13.0-83.127) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.19.0-56-generic (3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.2.0-30-generic (4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-30-generic (4.2.0-30.35) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic-lpae (3.13.0-83.127~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-1025-raspi2 (4.2.0-1025.32) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1480-omap4 (3.2.0-1480.106) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-102-virtual (3.2.0-102.142) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 | 2016-11-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.el7 | 2016-11-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-642.el6 | 2016-05-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.3-6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.3-6 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.3-6 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.3-6 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.2.41-2 ... 3.2.73-2+deb7u2~bpo60+1 (56 versions) | 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.16.7-ckt11-1 ... 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1~bpo70+1 (24 versions) | 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(12)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0855MODERATE2016-01-19
RHSA-2016:0855 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2574MODERATE2016-01-19
RHSA-2016:2574 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2584MODERATE2016-01-19
RHSA-2016:2584 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-2908-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2908-2LOW
Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2908-3LOW
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2929-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2929-2LOW
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2931-1LOW
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2932-1LOW
Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2967-1LOW
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2967-2LOW
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 121 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-08-21 23:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 22:50 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 02:09 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 01:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-14 14:24 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-12 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-09 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-08 16:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-07 16:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-06 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 19:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-04 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-02 02:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 02:54 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-28 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-25 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 01:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-23 00:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 75 moreShow fewer
- 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 14:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 14:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 02:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 02:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-16 16:58 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 22:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-12 12:07 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 19:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-08 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-05 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 17:20 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-22 14:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 14:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-19 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-17 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-17 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-16 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-15 17:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-13 22:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-12 23:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-11 13:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-10 13:18 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-08 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 23:29 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
Related CVEs(same vendor + same CWE)
Same vendor
10 shownredhat
- CVE-2001-0825EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2001-1009EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2001-0554EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-1162EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0414EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
- CVE-2001-0191EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2001-0301EG 10.0EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2001-0197EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0233EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0010EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-119
- CVE-2003-0819EG 10.0EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2003-0903EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2003-1339EG 10.0EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2003-0095EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2002-2227EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2002-2248EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2002-2250EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2002-2251EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2002-2253EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2002-2257EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2013-4312?
When was CVE-2013-4312 disclosed?
Is CVE-2013-4312 actively exploited?
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4312?
How do I remediate CVE-2013-4312?
Dependency Blast Radius
See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2013-4312
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2013-4312?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.