CVE-2014-9717
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 processes MNT_DETACH umount2 system calls without verifying that the MNT_LOCKED flag is unset, which allows local users to bypass intended access
02 Description
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 processes MNT_DETACH umount2 system calls without verifying that the MNT_LOCKED flag is unset, which allows local users to bypass intended access
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-05-02 10:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-04-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d6d6a297745e0977e74248727480080a7383687534921a4899c9cb7f0c7943dd
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1690http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1696http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce07d891a0891d3c0d0c2d73d577490486b809e1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150417 USERNS allows circumventing MNT_LOCKEDhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/17/4
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce07d891a0891d3c0d0c2d73d577490486b809e1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226751
- groups.google.com[linux-kernel] 20141007 [PATCH] mnt: don't allow to detach the namespace roothttps://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=linux.kernel/HnegnbXk0Vs/RClojwJzAFEJ
- www.spinics.net[containers] 20150402 [PATCH review 0/19] Locked mount and loopback mount fixeshttp://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-containers/msg30786.html
- www.securityfocus.com74226http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74226
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1937http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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