CWE Code: 399
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Resource Management Errors
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2013-02-28
Last Modified Date: 2013-08-22