CVSS 3.0
4.7 mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2016-6213
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
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-400
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d29216842a85c7970c536108e093963f02714498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077