CVE-2016-4581

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p44

Published

May 23, 2016 (May 23, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: canonical linux oracle
Products: ubuntu linux, linux kernel, linux
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.6%)

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