CVE-2014-8559

The dwalk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of renamelock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service deadlock and system hang via a crafted application...

PT-2014-8619

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.17.3 Description The issue is related to the d walk function in fs/dcache.c, which does not properly maintain the semantics of rename lock. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a...

CVE-2014-8559: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The dwalk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of renamelock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service deadlock and system hang via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-8086

Race condition in the ext4filewriteiter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service file unavailability via a combination of a write action and an FSETFL fcntl operation for the ODIRECT flag...

CVE-2014-7975

The doumount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not require the CAPSYSADMIN capability for doremountsb calls that change the root filesystem to read-only, which allows local users to cause a denial of service loss of writability by making certain unshare system calls...

CVE-2014-7970

The pivotroot implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service mount-tree loop via . dot values in both arguments to the pivotroot system call...

CVE-2014-7975: Undefined Security Weakness

The doumount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not require the CAPSYSADMIN capability for doremountsb calls that change the root filesystem to read-only, which allows local users to cause a denial of service loss of writability by making certain unshare system calls...

CVE-2014-7970: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The pivotroot implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service mount-tree loop via . dot values in both arguments to the pivotroot system call...

Fedora 21 : nodejs-0.10.32-1.fc21 / v8-3.14.5.10-14.fc21 (2014-11132)

This update provides the latest stable version of Node.js and corresponding backports to the v8 package. This update resolves CVE-2013-6668, which has only a minor impact since Node.js is not typically used to execute untrusted JavaScript. For more information on the fixed vulnerability, please s...

CVE-2014-6410

The udfreadinode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 does not restrict the amount of ICB indirection, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service infinite loop or stack consumption via a UDF filesystem with a crafted inode...

CVE-2014-6410: Undefined Security Weakness

The udfreadinode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 does not restrict the amount of ICB indirection, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service infinite loop or stack consumption via a UDF filesystem with a crafted inode...

PT-2014-7213

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 3.16.3 Description The issue is related to the udf read inode function in fs/udf/inode.c, which does not properly restrict the amount of ICB indirection. This allows an attacker with physical access to cause a...

Medium: kernel

Issue Overview: fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNTNODEV, MNTNOSUID, and MNTNOEXEC and changing MNTATIMEMASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-431.29.2 - kernel futex: Fix errors in nested key ref-counting Denys Vlasenko 1094457 1094458 CVE-2014-0205 - net vxlan: fix NULL pointer dereference Jiri Benc 1114549 1096351 CVE-2014-3535 2.6.32-431.29.1 - mm hugetlb: ensure hugepage access is denied if hugepages are not supported Gustav...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-371.12.1 - audit auditsc: auditkrule mask accesses need bounds checking Denys Vlasenko 1102702 1102703 CVE-2014-3917 - mm writeback: Fix hang when low on memory due to NFS traffic Larry Woodman 1125246 1080194 - net tg3: Fix Read DMA workaround for 5719 A0 Ivan Vecera 1121017 924590...

CVE-2014-5471

Stack consumption vulnerability in the parserockridgeinodeinternal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service uncontrolled recursion, and system crash or reboot via a crafted iso9660 image with a CL entry referring to a directory...

CVE-2014-5472

The parserockridgeinodeinternal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service unkillable mount process via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry...

CVE-2014-5471: Undefined Security Weakness

Stack consumption vulnerability in the parserockridgeinodeinternal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service uncontrolled recursion, and system crash or reboot via a crafted iso9660 image with a CL entry referring to a directory...

CVE-2014-5472: Improper Input Validation

The parserockridgeinodeinternal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service unkillable mount process via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry...

PT-2014-6496

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.16.1 Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an unkillable mount process. This can be achieved by using a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry, whic...