CVE-2014-4171

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-06-17
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.0
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

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