EUVD-2016-7144

Malware in sbrugna...

CVE-2016-6213

CVE-2016-6213 affects the Linux kernel (fs/namespace.c): an unrestricted limit on the number of mounts in a mount namespace allows a local attacker to cause memory exhaustion and potential deadlock via MS_BIND mount calls. The vulnerability is present in kernels before 4.9 and has been referenced...

CVE-2016-6213

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 MSBIND mount system calls, as demonstrated by a loop that triggers exponential growth in the...