UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4581
fs/pnode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.4 does not properly traverse a mount propagation tree in a certain case involving a slave mount, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted series of mount system calls.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
90 explicit affected versions
42 explicit affected versions
26 explicit affected versions
13 explicit affected versions
7 explicit affected versions
26 explicit affected versions
8 explicit affected versions
3 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
fs/pnode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.4 does not properly traverse a mount propagation tree in a certain case involving a slave mount, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted series of mount system calls.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=146246187014403&w=2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4581
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2989-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2998-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3000-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3001-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3002-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3003-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3004-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3005-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3006-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3007-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4581