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CVE-2014-8559

The d_walk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of rename_lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) via a crafted application.

Published

2014-11-10T11:55:09.813

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 3.17.2	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Operating System	novell	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	12.0	Yes
Operating System	novell	suse_linux_enterprise_server	12.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	evergreen	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_real_time_extension	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_workstation_extension	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	7	Yes

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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