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CVE-2014-0203
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 4.9/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- None
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 5.5/10
- Exploit Score
- 1.8/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- Low
- Impact Score
- 3.6/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- User Interaction
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | 2.6.33 | |
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1