CVE-2014-8172
N/A
Published: March 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 3.12.17
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/09/3x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-17
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