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
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/09/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70376 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45683.html Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg45685.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151353 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96922 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/8/545 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/129 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-13T10:00:00

Updated: 2017-09-07T15:57:01

Reserved: 2014-10-09T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2014-8086

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2014-10-13T10:55:09.590

Modified: 2020-08-14T18:16:04.350


Link: CVE-2014-8086

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