6.2

CVE-2014-5045

Exploit

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
LinuxLinux Kernel Version < 3.15.8
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus Version6.5
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.03% 0.049
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 6.2 1.9 10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.