CVE-2014-8172

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

13 Feb 2023, 00:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87 -

Information

Published : 2015-03-16 10:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:31


NVD link : CVE-2014-8172

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8172

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8172


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-17

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