CVE-2014-7970
published 2014-10-13CVE-2014-7970: The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which…
medium5.5CVSS 3.1
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The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 3.16.7-1 (bookworm) | linux 3.16.7-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 3.17 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.16.7-1 | 3.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.16.7-1 | 3.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.16.7-1 | 3.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.16.7-1 | 3.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-40.69 | 3.13.0-40.69 |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH