CVE-2015-4177 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.0.5, specifically within the collect_mounts function. Exploitable by local users with user-namespace root access, it allows for a system crash via an MNT_DETACH umount2 system call. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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