VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8086
Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · suse/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.