CVE-2014-8172

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which…

published March 16, 2015

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00380 · 30.5th percentile
Published
2015-03-16T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 MAR 10:00Z
    The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which…
    cvelistv5