CVE-2014-0203 | BDVDB-2026-62302 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.