GHSA-g479-4r8w-jx3w

GHSA-g479-4r8w-jx3w PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 2, 2022

net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

5.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

May 2, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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