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Cent OS: CVE-2014-8559: CESA-2015:1978 (kernel)

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Cent OS: CVE-2014-8559: CESA-2015:1978 (kernel)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/10/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
08/17/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-abi-whitelists
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
  • centos-upgrade-perf
  • centos-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • 70854
  • DSA-3170
  • CVE-2014-8559
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0178
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0481
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0529
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0736
  • USN-2492-1
  • USN-2493-1
  • USN-2515-1
  • USN-2516-1
  • USN-2517-1
  • USN-2518-1
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