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Medium
CVE-2014-0203
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5, 6
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 23rd, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.