VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4581

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

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