UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8559

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8559

    Published: 10 Nov 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8559
    Aliases:
    USN-2492-1
    USN-2493-1
    USN-2515-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8559, https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171, https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2492-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2493-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2515-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2516-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2517-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2518-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8559

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-46.75

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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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