CVE-2014-8559

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-8559
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2014-11-10T11:55:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-13T17:42:43
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.17.2
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/62801 Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8559
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8559
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:22:22 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 02:15:32 2014-11-10T11:55Z 2014-11-10T11:55:09 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 02:15:32 2020-08-13T17:42:43 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 02:15:32 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated