CVE-2015-4177

NameCVE-2015-4177
DescriptionThe 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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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)4.19.316-1fixed
bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.12.5-1fixed
sid6.12.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- linux <not-affected> (Commit was applied to 4.0.2 as well but fixed in Debian by two subsequent commits)
Debian both applies "mnt: Fail collect_mounts when applied to unmounted mounts"
and "fs_pin: Allow for the possibility that m_list or s_list go unused." in
4.0.2-1
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced and fixed in 4.1-rc1 upstream)
Introduced by: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce07d891a0891d3c0d0c2d73d577490486b809e1 (v4.1-rc1)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cd4a40174b71acd021877341684d8bb1dc8ea4ae (v4.1-rc1)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/5

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