CVE-2014-4171

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2014-06-23 11:21

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:31


NVD link : CVE-2014-4171

Mitre link : CVE-2014-4171

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-4171


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel