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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8172

CVE-2014-8172

Description

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.

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  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.12.17
    • (no CPE)range: <3.13

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