CVE-2014-5045

The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the…

published August 1, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00487 · 40.7th percentile
Published
2014-08-01T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 10:00Z
    The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the…
    cvelistv5