CVE-2016-6213 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356471 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d29216842a85c7970c536108e093963f02714498

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.7