CVE-2016-4581

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.

Date published : 2016-05-23

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90607

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5ec0811d30378ae104f250bfc9b3640242d81e3f