CVE-2014-5045

kernel: vfs: refcount issues during unmount on symlink

Published Aug 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-4944 The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2336-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2337-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2014, 11:13 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 20, 2014, 12:00 AM