Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-4581

Title: Oracle Linux Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-4581.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date May 23, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.5 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.55%

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Impacted Vendors

L
linux 1
C
cyrix 1
C
conectiva 1
S
sun 1
U
ubuntu 2
C
canonical 1
O
oracle 1

Reference Links

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5ec0811d30378ae104f250bfc9b3640242d81e3f http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/2 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90607 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333712 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5ec0811d30378ae104f250bfc9b3640242d81e3f http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5ec0811d30378ae104f250bfc9b3640242d81e3f http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/2 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90607 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333712 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5ec0811d30378ae104f250bfc9b3640242d81e3f
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-4581 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.