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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4171

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4171 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 does not properly implement the interaction between range notification and hole punching, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (i_mutex hold) by using the mmap system call to access a hole, as demonstrated by interfering with intended shmem activity by blocking completion of (1) an MADV_REMOVE madvise call or (2) an FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE fallocate call.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jun 23, 2014 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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