Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-7819 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2419-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2420-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2447-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2448-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2513-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2514-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.700Z
Reserved: 2014-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-7970
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-10-13T10:55:08.497
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-7970
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN