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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-12-28T07:42:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.659Z
Reserved: 2016-07-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6213
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-28T07:59:00.180
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:55:40.977
Link: CVE-2016-6213
Redhat