5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-4581

Published: 23/05/2016 Updated: 12/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 437
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

fs/pnode.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks CVE-2015-7515, CVE-2016-2184, CVE-2016-2185, CVE-2016-2186, CVE-2016-2187, CVE-2016-3136, CVE-2016-3137, CVE-2016-3138, CVE-2016-3140 Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Sec ...
The Linux kernel did not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which could allow local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area (CVE-2016-3961 / XSA-174) A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's ASN1 DER decoder processed certain certificate files with tags ...
fs/pnodec in the Linux kernel before 454 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 ...
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