CVE-2016-6213 (GCVE-0-2016-6213)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-28 07:42 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22
VLAI?
Summary
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9 does not restrict how many mounts may exist in a mount namespace, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and deadlock) via MS_BIND mount system calls, as demonstrated by a loop that triggers exponential growth in the number of mounts.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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