Security Advisory
CVE-2014-9717
6.1
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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 restrictions and navigate to filesystem locations beneath a mount by calling umount2 within a user namespace.
Published Date
May 2, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory