CVE-2014-7970

The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which…

published October 13, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The pivot_root 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 pivot_root system call.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00673 · 51.5th percentile
Published
2014-10-13T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 OCT 10:00Z
    The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which…
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