CVE-2016-6213
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6213
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6213.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6213
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-12-28T07:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d29216842a85c7970c536108e093963f02714498
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d29216842a85c7970c536108e093963f02714498
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356471
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91754