Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-8086
CVE-2014-8086
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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