CVE-2014-8559

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8559
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-10 11:55:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-13 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Evergreen 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Evergreen 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
LKML: Al Viro: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0529-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0714-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel VFS Deadlock Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
LKML: Al Viro: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2517-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
LKML: Al Viro: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
LKML: Al Viro: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-2516-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
LKML: Al Viro: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2492-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
LKML: Sasha Levin: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2515-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0178-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0566-1: important: kernel update fo SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3170-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1159313 – CVE-2014-8559 Kernel: fs: deadlock due to incorrect usage of rename_lock CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2518-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2014-8559 - Linux kernel fs/dcache.c incorrect use of rename_lock MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2014-8559 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2493-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
LKML: Linus Torvalds: Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035 MLIST lkml.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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