PT-2014-3533 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Published
2014-06-19
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Updated
2023-02-13
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CVE-2014-0203
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.33
Description
The issue is related to the
do follow link function in fs/namei.c, which does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in incorrect free operations and a system crash, via an open system call.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.33, update to version 2.6.33 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse