CVE-2014-8559
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 10, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 30, 2014
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- USN-2515-1vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- DSA-3170vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0736vendor-advisory
- USN-2492-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1978vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20141030 CVE-2014-8559 - Linux kernel fs/dcache.c incorrect use of rename_lockmailing-list
- 62801third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1976vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0178vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- 70854vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- USN-2518-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- SUSE-SU-2015:0481vendor-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0566vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- USN-2493-1vendor-advisory
- 1034051vdb-entry
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28
- [linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2015:0529vendor-advisory
- USN-2517-1vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20141025 fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0714vendor-advisory
- USN-2516-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
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