CVE-2014-8173

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-12-20

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's madvise MADV_WILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.

See more information about CVE-2014-8173 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:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3013	2015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3013	2015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.1.8.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3013	2015-03-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0290	2015-03-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3013	2015-03-13
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0034	2015-03-16

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