CVE-2016-6213

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-07-13

Description

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9 does not restrict howmany 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.

See more information about CVE-2016-6213 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-94.5.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-94.5.9.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842	2017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842-1	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0143	2017-08-17

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