An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An empty nodelist in mempolicy.c is mishandled durig mount option parsing leading to a stack-based out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.