VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0203
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · oracle/linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.