CVE-2014-8172

Published Mar 16, 2015

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.9
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-17

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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        "cpeMatch": [
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            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "4A79180A-BA2A-421F-B1F9-CBDFB94F9AC9",
            "versionEndIncluding": "3.12.17"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References