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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8559

CVE-2014-8559

Description

The d_walk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of rename_lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) via a crafted application.

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