CVE-2014-8559

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 10 years ago

2014-11-10 11:55:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-04-08 20:29:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 1

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 2

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 3

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 4

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 5

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 6

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0 release candidate 7

3.0

Linux Kernel 3.0.1

3.0.1

Linux Kernel 3.0.2

3.0.2

Linux Kernel 3.0.3

3.0.3

Linux Kernel 3.0.4

3.0.4

Linux Kernel 3.0.5

3.0.5

Linux Kernel 3.0.6

3.0.6

Linux Kernel 3.0.7

3.0.7

Linux Kernel 3.0.8

3.0.8

Linux Kernel 3.0.9

3.0.9

Linux Kernel 3.0.10

3.0.10

Linux Kernel 3.0.11

3.0.11

Linux Kernel 3.0.12

3.0.12

Linux Kernel 3.0.13

3.0.13

Linux Kernel 3.0.14

3.0.14

Linux Kernel 3.0.15

3.0.15

Linux Kernel 3.0.16

3.0.16

Linux Kernel 3.0.17

3.0.17

Linux Kernel 3.0.18

3.0.18

Linux Kernel 3.0.19

3.0.19

Linux Kernel 3.0.20

3.0.20

Linux Kernel 3.0.21

3.0.21

Linux Kernel 3.0.22

3.0.22

Linux Kernel 3.0.23

3.0.23

Linux Kernel 3.0.24

3.0.24

Linux Kernel 3.0.25

3.0.25

Linux Kernel 3.0.26

3.0.26

Linux Kernel 3.0.27

3.0.27

Linux Kernel 3.0.28

3.0.28

Linux Kernel 3.0.29

3.0.29

Linux Kernel 3.0.30

3.0.30

Linux Kernel 3.0.31

3.0.31

Linux Kernel 3.0.32

3.0.32

Linux Kernel 3.0.33

3.0.33

Linux Kernel 3.0.34

3.0.34

Linux Kernel 3.0.35

3.0.35

Linux Kernel 3.0.36

3.0.36

Linux Kernel 3.0.37

3.0.37

Linux Kernel 3.0.38

3.0.38

Linux Kernel 3.0.39

3.0.39

Linux Kernel 3.0.40

3.0.40

Linux Kernel 3.0.41

3.0.41

Linux Kernel 3.0.42

3.0.42

Linux Kernel 3.0.43

3.0.43

Linux Kernel 3.0.44

3.0.44

Linux Kernel 3.0.45

3.0.45

Linux Kernel 3.0.46

3.0.46

Linux Kernel 3.0.47

3.0.47

Linux Kernel 3.0.48

3.0.48

Linux Kernel 3.0.49

3.0.49

Linux Kernel 3.0.50

3.0.50

Linux Kernel 3.0.51

3.0.51

Linux Kernel 3.0.52

3.0.52

Linux Kernel 3.0.53

3.0.53

Linux Kernel 3.0.54

3.0.54

Linux Kernel 3.0.55

3.0.55

Linux Kernel 3.0.56

3.0.56

Linux Kernel 3.0.57

3.0.57

Linux Kernel 3.0.58

3.0.58

Linux Kernel 3.0.59

3.0.59

Linux Kernel 3.0.60

3.0.60

Linux Kernel 3.0.61

3.0.61

Linux Kernel 3.0.62

3.0.62

Linux Kernel 3.0.63

3.0.63

Linux Kernel 3.0.64

3.0.64

Linux Kernel 3.0.65

3.0.65

Linux Kernel 3.0.66

3.0.66

Linux Kernel 3.0.67

3.0.67

Linux Kernel 3.0.68

3.0.68

Linux Kernel 3.1

3.1

Linux Kernel 3.1 release candidate 1

3.1

Linux Kernel 3.1 release candidate 2

3.1

Linux Kernel 3.1 release candidate 3

3.1

Linux Kernel 3.1 release candidate 4

3.1

Linux Kernel 3.1.1

3.1.1

Linux Kernel 3.1.2

3.1.2

Linux Kernel 3.1.3

3.1.3

Linux Kernel 3.1.4

3.1.4

Linux Kernel 3.1.5

3.1.5

Linux Kernel 3.1.6

3.1.6

Linux Kernel 3.1.7

3.1.7

Linux Kernel 3.1.8

3.1.8

Linux Kernel 3.1.9

3.1.9

Linux Kernel 3.1.10

3.1.10

Linux Kernel 3.2

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 (x86)

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 2

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 3

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 4

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 5

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 6

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2 release candidate 7

3.2

Linux Kernel 3.2.1

3.2.1

Linux Kernel 3.2.1 (x86)

3.2.1

Linux Kernel 3.2.2

3.2.2

Linux Kernel 3.2.3

3.2.3

Linux Kernel 3.2.4

3.2.4

Linux Kernel 3.2.5

3.2.5

Linux Kernel 3.2.6

3.2.6

Linux Kernel 3.2.7

3.2.7

Linux Kernel 3.2.8

3.2.8

Linux Kernel 3.2.9

3.2.9

Linux Kernel 3.2.10

3.2.10

Linux Kernel 3.2.11

3.2.11

Linux Kernel 3.2.12

3.2.12

Linux Kernel 3.2.13

3.2.13

Linux Kernel 3.2.14

3.2.14

Linux Kernel 3.2.15

3.2.15

Linux Kernel 3.2.16

3.2.16

Linux Kernel 3.2.17

3.2.17

Linux Kernel 3.2.18

3.2.18

Linux Kernel 3.2.19

3.2.19

Linux Kernel 3.2.20

3.2.20

Linux Kernel 3.2.21

3.2.21

Linux Kernel 3.2.22

3.2.22

Linux Kernel 3.2.23

3.2.23

Linux Kernel 3.2.24

3.2.24

Linux Kernel 3.2.25

3.2.25

Linux Kernel 3.2.26

3.2.26

Linux Kernel 3.2.27

3.2.27

Linux Kernel 3.2.28

3.2.28

Linux Kernel 3.2.29

3.2.29

Linux Kernel 3.2.30

3.2.30

Linux Kernel 3.3

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 1

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 2

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 3

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 4

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 5

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 6

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3 release candidate 7

3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3.1

3.3.1

Linux Kernel 3.3.2

3.3.2

Linux Kernel 3.3.3

3.3.3

Linux Kernel 3.3.4

3.3.4

Linux Kernel 3.3.5

3.3.5

Linux Kernel 3.3.6

3.3.6

Linux Kernel 3.3.7

3.3.7

Linux Kernel 3.3.8

3.3.8

Linux Kernel 3.4

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 1

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 1 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 2

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 2 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 3

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 3 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 4

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 4 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 5

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 5 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 6

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 6 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 7

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4 release candidate 7 (x86)

3.4

Linux Kernel 3.4.1

3.4.1

Linux Kernel 3.4.1 (x86)

3.4.1

Linux Kernel 3.4.2

3.4.2

Linux Kernel 3.4.2 (x86)

3.4.2

Linux Kernel 3.4.3

3.4.3

Linux Kernel 3.4.3 (x86)

3.4.3

Linux Kernel 3.4.4

3.4.4

Linux Kernel 3.4.4 (x86)

3.4.4

Linux Kernel 3.4.5

3.4.5

Linux Kernel 3.4.5 (x86)

3.4.5

Linux Kernel 3.4.6

3.4.6

Linux Kernel 3.4.7

3.4.7

Linux Kernel 3.4.8

3.4.8

Linux Kernel 3.4.9

3.4.9

Linux Kernel 3.4.10

3.4.10

Linux Kernel 3.4.11

3.4.11

Linux Kernel 3.4.12

3.4.12

Linux Kernel 3.4.13

3.4.13

Linux Kernel 3.4.14

3.4.14

Linux Kernel 3.4.15

3.4.15

Linux Kernel 3.4.16

3.4.16

Linux Kernel 3.4.17

3.4.17

Linux Kernel 3.4.18

3.4.18

Linux Kernel 3.4.19

3.4.19

Linux Kernel 3.4.20

3.4.20

Linux Kernel 3.4.21

3.4.21

Linux Kernel 3.4.22

3.4.22

Linux Kernel 3.4.23

3.4.23

Linux Kernel 3.4.24

3.4.24

Linux Kernel 3.4.25

3.4.25

Linux Kernel 3.4.26

3.4.26

Linux Kernel 3.4.27

3.4.27

Linux Kernel 3.4.28

3.4.28

Linux Kernel 3.4.29

3.4.29

Linux Kernel 3.4.30

3.4.30

Linux Kernel 3.4.31

3.4.31

Linux Kernel 3.4.32

3.4.32

Linux Kernel 3.4.33

3.4.33

Linux Kernel 3.4.34

3.4.34

Linux Kernel 3.4.35

3.4.35

Linux Kernel 3.4.36

3.4.36

Linux Kernel 3.4.37

3.4.37

Linux Kernel 3.4.38

3.4.38

Linux Kernel 3.4.39

3.4.39

Linux Kernel 3.4.40

3.4.40

Linux Kernel 3.4.41

3.4.41

Linux Kernel 3.4.42

3.4.42

Linux Kernel 3.4.43

3.4.43

Linux Kernel 3.4.44

3.4.44

Linux Kernel 3.4.45

3.4.45

Linux Kernel 3.4.46

3.4.46

Linux Kernel 3.4.47

3.4.47

Linux Kernel 3.4.48

3.4.48

Linux Kernel 3.4.49

3.4.49

Linux Kernel 3.4.50

3.4.50

Linux Kernel 3.4.51

3.4.51

Linux Kernel 3.4.52

3.4.52

Linux Kernel 3.4.53

3.4.53

Linux Kernel 3.4.54

3.4.54

Linux Kernel 3.4.55

3.4.55

Linux Kernel 3.4.56

3.4.56

Linux Kernel 3.4.57

3.4.57

Linux Kernel 3.4.58

3.4.58

Linux Kernel 3.4.59

3.4.59

Linux Kernel 3.4.60

3.4.60

Linux Kernel 3.4.61

3.4.61

Linux Kernel 3.4.62

3.4.62

Linux Kernel 3.4.63

3.4.63

Linux Kernel 3.4.64

3.4.64

Linux Kernel 3.4.65

3.4.65

Linux Kernel 3.4.66

3.4.66

Linux Kernel 3.4.67

3.4.67

Linux Kernel 3.4.68

3.4.68

Linux Kernel 3.4.69

3.4.69

Linux Kernel 3.4.70

3.4.70

Linux Kernel 3.4.71

3.4.71

Linux Kernel 3.4.72

3.4.72

Linux Kernel 3.4.73

3.4.73

Linux Kernel 3.4.74

3.4.74

Linux Kernel 3.4.75

3.4.75

Linux Kernel 3.4.76

3.4.76

Linux Kernel 3.4.77

3.4.77

Linux Kernel 3.4.78

3.4.78

Linux Kernel 3.4.79

3.4.79

Linux Kernel 3.5.1

3.5.1

Linux Kernel 3.5.2

3.5.2

Linux Kernel 3.5.3

3.5.3

Linux Kernel 3.5.4

3.5.4

Linux Kernel 3.5.5

3.5.5

Linux Kernel 3.5.6

3.5.6

Linux Kernel 3.5.7

3.5.7

Linux Kernel 3.6

3.6

Linux Kernel 3.6.1

3.6.1

Linux Kernel 3.6.2

3.6.2

Linux Kernel 3.6.3

3.6.3

Linux Kernel 3.6.4

3.6.4

Linux Kernel 3.6.5

3.6.5

Linux Kernel 3.6.6

3.6.6

Linux Kernel 3.6.7

3.6.7

Linux Kernel 3.6.8

3.6.8

Linux Kernel 3.6.9

3.6.9

Linux Kernel 3.6.10

3.6.10

Linux Kernel 3.6.11

3.6.11

Linux Kernel 3.7

3.7

Linux Kernel 3.7.1

3.7.1

Linux Kernel 3.7.2

3.7.2

Linux Kernel 3.7.3

3.7.3

Linux Kernel 3.7.4

3.7.4

Linux Kernel 3.7.5

3.7.5

Linux Kernel 3.7.6

3.7.6

Linux Kernel 3.7.7

3.7.7

Linux Kernel 3.7.8

3.7.8

Linux Kernel 3.7.9

3.7.9

Linux Kernel 3.7.10

3.7.10

Linux Kernel 3.8.0

3.8.0

Linux Kernel 3.8.1

3.8.1

Linux Kernel 3.8.2

3.8.2

Linux Kernel 3.8.3

3.8.3

Linux Kernel 3.8.4

3.8.4

Linux Kernel 3.8.5

3.8.5

Linux Kernel 3.8.6

3.8.6

Linux Kernel 3.8.7

3.8.7

Linux Kernel 3.8.8

3.8.8

Linux Kernel 3.8.9

3.8.9

Linux Kernel 3.8.10

3.8.10

Linux Kernel 3.8.11

3.8.11

Linux Kernel 3.8.12

3.8.12

Linux Kernel 3.8.13

3.8.13

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 1

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 2

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 3

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 4

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 5

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 6

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9 release candidate 7

3.9

Linux Kernel 3.9.0

3.9.0

Linux Kernel 3.9.0 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.0

Linux Kernel 3.9.1

3.9.1

Linux Kernel 3.9.1 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.1

Linux Kernel 3.9.2

3.9.2

Linux Kernel 3.9.2 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.2

Linux Kernel 3.9.3

3.9.3

Linux Kernel 3.9.3 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.3

Linux Kernel 3.9.4

3.9.4

Linux Kernel 3.9.4 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.4

Linux Kernel 3.9.5

3.9.5

Linux Kernel 3.9.5 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.5

Linux Kernel 3.9.6

3.9.6

Linux Kernel 3.9.6 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.6

Linux Kernel 3.9.7

3.9.7

Linux Kernel 3.9.7 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.7

Linux Kernel 3.9.8

3.9.8

Linux Kernel 3.9.8 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.8

Linux Kernel 3.9.9

3.9.9

Linux Kernel 3.9.9 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.9

Linux Kernel 3.9.10

3.9.10

Linux Kernel 3.9.10 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.10

Linux Kernel 3.9.11

3.9.11

Linux Kernel 3.9.11 on ARM64 architecture

3.9.11

Linux Kernel 3.10

3.10

Linux Kernel 3.10.0 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.0

Linux Kernel 3.10.1

3.10.1

Linux Kernel 3.10.1 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.1

Linux Kernel 3.10.2

3.10.2

Linux Kernel 3.10.2 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.2

Linux Kernel 3.10.3

3.10.3

Linux Kernel 3.10.3 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.3

Linux Kernel 3.10.4

3.10.4

Linux Kernel 3.10.4 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.4

Linux Kernel 3.10.5

3.10.5

Linux Kernel 3.10.5 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.5

Linux Kernel 3.10.6

3.10.6

Linux Kernel 3.10.6 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.6

Linux Kernel 3.10.7

3.10.7

Linux Kernel 3.10.7 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.7

Linux Kernel 3.10.8

3.10.8

Linux Kernel 3.10.8 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.8

Linux Kernel 3.10.9

3.10.9

Linux Kernel 3.10.9 on ARM64 architecture

3.10.9

Linux Kernel 3.10.10

3.10.10

Linux Kernel 3.10.11

3.10.11

Linux Kernel 3.10.2

3.10.12

Linux Kernel 3.10.13

3.10.13

Linux Kernel 3.10.14

3.10.14

Linux Kernel 3.10.15

3.10.15

Linux Kernel 3.10.16

3.10.16

Linux Kernel 3.10.17

3.10.17

Linux Kernel 3.10.18

3.10.18

Linux Kernel 3.10.19

3.10.19

Linux Kernel 3.10.20

3.10.20

Linux Kernel 3.10.21

3.10.21

Linux Kernel 3.10.22

3.10.22

Linux Kernel 3.10.23

3.10.23

Linux Kernel 3.10.24

3.10.24

Linux Kernel 3.10.25

3.10.25

Linux Kernel 3.10.26

3.10.26

Linux Kernel 3.10.27

3.10.27

Linux Kernel 3.10.28

3.10.28

Linux Kernel 3.10.29

3.10.29

Linux Kernel 3.11

3.11

Linux Kernel 3.11.1

3.11.1

Linux Kernel 3.11.2

3.11.2

Linux Kernel 3.11.3

3.11.3

Linux Kernel 3.11.4

3.11.4

Linux Kernel 3.11.5

3.11.5

Linux Kernel 3.11.6

3.11.6

Linux Kernel 3.11.7

3.11.7

Linux Kernel 3.11.8

3.11.8

Linux Kernel 3.11.9

3.11.9

Linux Kernel 3.11.10

3.11.10

Linux Kernel 3.12

3.12

Linux Kernel 3.12.1

3.12.1

Linux Kernel 3.12.2

3.12.2

Linux Kernel 3.12.3

3.12.3

Linux Kernel 3.12.4

3.12.4

Linux Kernel 3.12.5

3.12.5

Linux Kernel 3.12.6

3.12.6

Linux Kernel 3.12.7

3.12.7

Linux Kernel 3.12.8

3.12.8

Linux Kernel 3.12.9

3.12.9

Linux Kernel 3.12.10

3.12.10

Linux Kernel 3.12.11

3.12.11

Linux Kernel 3.12.12

3.12.12

Linux Kernel 3.12.13

3.12.13

Linux Kernel 3.12.14

3.12.14

Linux Kernel 3.12.15

3.12.15

Linux Kernel 3.12.16

3.12.16

Linux Kernel 3.12.17

3.12.17

Linux Kernel 3.13

3.13

Linux Kernel 3.13.1

3.13.1

Linux Kernel 3.13.2

3.13.2

Linux Kernel 3.13.3

3.13.3

Linux Kernel 3.13.4

3.13.4

Linux Kernel 3.13.5

3.13.5

Linux Kernel 3.13.6

3.13.6

Linux Kernel 3.13.7

3.13.7

Linux Kernel 3.13.8

3.13.8

Linux Kernel 3.13.9

3.13.9

Linux Kernel 3.13.10

3.13.10

Linux Kernel 3.13.11

3.13.11

Linux Kernel 3.14

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 1

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 2

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 3

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 4

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 5

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 6

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 7

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14 release candidate 8

3.14

Linux Kernel 3.14.1

3.14.1

Linux Kernel 3.14.2

3.14.2

Linux Kernel 3.14.3

3.14.3

Linux Kernel 3.14.4

3.14.4

Linux Kernel 3.14.5

3.14.5

Linux Kernel 3.15

3.15

Linux Kernel 3.15.1

3.15.1

Linux Kernel 3.15.2

3.15.2

Linux Kernel 3.15.3

3.15.3

Linux Kernel 3.15.4

3.15.4

Linux Kernel 3.15.5

3.15.5

Linux Kernel 3.15.6

3.15.6

Linux Kernel 3.15.7

3.15.7

Linux Kernel 3.15.8

3.15.8

Linux Kernel 3.16.0

3.16.0

Linux Kernel 3.16.1

3.16.1

Linux Kernel 3.17

3.17

Linux Kernel

References

SUSE-SU-2015:0178

SUSE-SU-2015:0481

SUSE-SU-2015:0529

openSUSE-SU-2015:0566

openSUSE-SU-2015:0714

SUSE-SU-2015:0736

RHSA-2015:1976

RHSA-2015:1978

62801

DSA-3170

[oss-security] 20141030 CVE-2014-8559 - Linux kernel fs/dcache.c incorrect use of rename_lock

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

70854

1034051

USN-2492-1

USN-2493-1

USN-2515-1

USN-2516-1

USN-2517-1

USN-2518-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10

[linux-kernel] 20141025 fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

Exploit

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

Exploit

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

Exploit

[linux-kernel] 20141026 Re: fs: lockup on rename_mutex in fs/dcache.c:1035

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147

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