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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/09/3 (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87
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.