Description
Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.
Published: 2014-10-13
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7935 Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2447-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2448-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg
Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.624Z

Reserved: 2014-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8086

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-13T10:55:09.590

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-8086

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-8086 - Bugzilla

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