Inappropriate Locking Approach in Linux Kernel Filesystem Implementation Allows Denial of Service via AIO Operations

CVE-2014-8172 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.

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