Release Date: | 2014-10-13 |
The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.
See more information about CVE-2014-7970 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5.5 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Privileges Required: | Low | User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2018-4301 | 2018-12-09 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2018-4301 | 2018-12-09 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842 | 2017-08-07 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842-1 | 2017-08-15 |
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