CVE-2014-8086

4.7 MEDIUM
Published: October 13, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter 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 F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
11th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

linux suse

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