CVE-2014-8172

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/09/3 mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198503
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8172?
CVE-2014-8172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8172?
To fix CVE-2014-8172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8172 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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