Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-13T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.624Z

Reserved: 2014-10-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8086

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-13T10:55:09.590

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:31.267

Link: CVE-2014-8086

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8086 - Bugzilla