UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0203

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0203

    Published: 23 Jun 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0203

    Summary:

    Details: The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0203, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0771.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2332-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2333-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0203

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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