VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.74%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- 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
- 0.74% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise server · opensuse/evergreen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise real time extension · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · suse/suse linux enterprise server · oracle/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62801Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.