Description
The collect_mounts function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.5 does not properly consider that it may execute after a path has been unmounted, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging user-namespace root access for an MNT_DETACH umount2 system call.
Published: 2016-05-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4200 The collect_mounts function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.5 does not properly consider that it may execute after a path has been unmounted, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging user-namespace root access for an MNT_DETACH umount2 system call.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.910Z

Reserved: 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4177

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:15.203

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-4177

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4177 - Bugzilla

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