CVE-2014-4171

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-06-17

Description


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


CVSS v2.0 metrics


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

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el6uek)ELSA-2014-30962014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30962014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el7uek)ELSA-2014-30962014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2015-01022015-01-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2014-30962014-12-04



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