Tracker / CVE-2014-8559
CVE-2014-8559
Medium 5.5
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.
Affected products and versions
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 3.17.2 |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server |
| opensuse | evergreen |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| oracle | linux |
| suse | linux_enterprise_real_time_extension |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit |
| suse | linux_enterprise_workstation_extension |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_server |
Analysis
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