Use-after-free vulnerability in shmem_remount_fs function in Linux kernel before 3.7.10

Use-after-free vulnerability in shmem_remount_fs function in Linux kernel before 3.7.10

CVE-2013-1767 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmem_remount_fs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol (aka mempolicy) mount option.

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