Release Date: | 2014-06-17 |
A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's mmap(2), madvise(2), and fallocate(2) system calls interacted with each other while operating on virtual memory file system files. A local user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
See more information about CVE-2014-4171 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | High |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el6uek) | ELSA-2014-3096 | 2014-12-04 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2014-3096 | 2014-12-04 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el7uek) | ELSA-2014-3096 | 2014-12-04 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2015-0102 | 2015-01-28 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2014-3096 | 2014-12-04 |
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