CVE-2014-8172

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 16, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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