What is CVE-2014-8172?

CVE-2014-8172 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-03-16.

Is CVE-2014-8172 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2014-8172

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-17

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8172?: CVE-2014-8172 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-03-16.
Is CVE-2014-8172 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.