Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62801Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62801Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 10, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

CVE-2014-8559