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.
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History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-10T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.453Z

Reserved: 2014-10-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-10T11:55:09.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:19:20.253

Link: CVE-2014-8559

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-10-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8559 - Bugzilla