MitreCVELIST:CVE-2014-8559CVE-2014-8559
The d_walk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of rename_lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) via a crafted application.
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28
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lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171
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support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
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