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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4581

CVE-2016-4581

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.

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Affected products

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  • Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.3
    • (no CPE)range: <4.5.4
  • Oracle Corporation/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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