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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.
References 11 Total
- lkml.org: [linux-kernel] 20141008 ext4: kernel BUG at fs/ext4/inode.c:2959! mailing-list
- securityfocus.com: 70376 vdb-entry
- spinics.net: [linux-ext4] 20141009 [PATCH] add aio/dio regression test race between write and fcntl mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353
- spinics.net: [linux-ext4] 20141009 [PATCH] ext4: fix race between write and fcntl(F_SETFL) mailing-list
- rhn.redhat.com: RHSA-2015:0694 vendor-advisory
- rhn.redhat.com: RHSA-2015:0290 vendor-advisory
- lists.opensuse.org: SUSE-SU-2015:1478 vendor-advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com: linux-kernel-cve20148086-dos(96922) vdb-entry
- lkml.org: [linux-kernel] 20141009 Re: ext4: kernel BUG at fs/ext4/inode.c:2959! mailing-list
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20141009 CVE-2014-8086 - Linux kernel ext4 race condition mailing-list
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References 11 Total
- lkml.org: [linux-kernel] 20141008 ext4: kernel BUG at fs/ext4/inode.c:2959! mailing-listx_transferred
- securityfocus.com: 70376 vdb-entryx_transferred
- spinics.net: [linux-ext4] 20141009 [PATCH] add aio/dio regression test race between write and fcntl mailing-listx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353 x_transferred
- spinics.net: [linux-ext4] 20141009 [PATCH] ext4: fix race between write and fcntl(F_SETFL) mailing-listx_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com: RHSA-2015:0694 vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com: RHSA-2015:0290 vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- lists.opensuse.org: SUSE-SU-2015:1478 vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com: linux-kernel-cve20148086-dos(96922) vdb-entryx_transferred
- lkml.org: [linux-kernel] 20141009 Re: ext4: kernel BUG at fs/ext4/inode.c:2959! mailing-listx_transferred
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20141009 CVE-2014-8086 - Linux kernel ext4 race condition mailing-listx_transferred