All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2016-1490-1
ALT-PU-2016-1490-1

Package update kernel-image-un-def in branch sisyphus

Version4.5.4-alt1
Published2016-05-12
Max severityMEDIUM
Severity:

Closed issues (2)

CVE-2016-4581
MEDIUM5.5

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.

Published: 2016-05-23Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
CVE-2016-7916
MEDIUM5.5

Race condition in the environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a /proc/*/environ file during a process-setup time interval in which environment-variable copying is incomplete.

Published: 2016-11-16Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.7
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.5
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N