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CVE-2016-4581
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-23T10:59:11.083 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:47:50.013

Summary

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.

Affected products

canonical — ubuntu_linux

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References

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