CVE-2014-9717

kernel: unsharing MNT_LOCKED mount can expose files beneath the mount.

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 7, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was found that unsharing a mount namespace could allow a user to see data beneath their restricted namespace.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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