CVE-2014-8559

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption14 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Linux Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxNovell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop+8 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 13

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages11 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.17.2
▶Debianlinux< 3.16.7-ckt4-1+3

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 14.10

Patches

Patch: www.debian.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-qfrw-q7qp-v27x: The d_walk function in fs/dcache↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2014-8559: The d_walk function in fs/dcache↗2014-11-10
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OSV
CVE-2014-8559: The d_walk function in fs/dcache↗2014-11-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities↗2015-02-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2015-02-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2015-02-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities↗2015-02-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2015-02-04
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8559 Kernel: fs: deadlock due to incorrect usage of rename_lock [fedora-all]↗2014-12-13
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8559 kernel: fs: deadlock due to incorrect usage of rename_lock↗2014-10-31
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