CVE-2014-8559
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8559
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-8559.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-8559
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-11-10T11:55:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The dwalk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of renamelock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) via a crafted application.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62801
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8559
Affected packages
Debian:11 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:12 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:13 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source