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CVE-2014-8559
CVE-2014-8559
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.74% · 52.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.74%
52.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0, 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.12.0-4.12, 3.12.0-5.13, 3.12.0-7.15 |
Timeline
- Feb 5, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 23, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8559 third-party-advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171 third-party-advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2492-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2493-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2515-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2516-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2517-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2518-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8559 third-party-advisory