Memory Leak in Linux Kernel's unshare_userns Function

CVE-2013-4205 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an invalid CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call.

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