Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000583)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000583 advisory. 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 deni...

CVE-2024-39494

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name -dname.name can change on rename and the earlier value can be freed; there are conditions sufficient to stabilize it -dlock on dentry, -dlock on its parent, -irwsem exclusive on th...

CVE-2024-39494 ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name -dname.name can change on rename and the earlier value can be freed; there are conditions sufficient to stabilize it -dlock on dentry, -dlock on its parent, -irwsem exclusive on th...

Denial Of Service (DoS)

kernel-rt is vulnerable to denial of service DoS attacks. The vulnerability exists as 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...

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...

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...

UBUNTU-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...

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...