CVE-2014-7970
Medium
Description
The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedOct 13, 2014
First seenOct 13, 2014
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 3.17 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04 | — |
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