CVE-2013-7446: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.3.2

Published 2015-12-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.