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CVE-2014-0203

CVE-2014-0203

EPSS 0.5%
The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlhttp://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363http://secunia.com/advisories/59262http://secunia.com/advisories/59309http://secunia.com/advisories/59406http://secunia.com/advisories/59560https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125