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TI-2014-06787 Aliases CVE-2014-8172GHSA-f8hg-rhq8-h2gr

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations…

Priority LOW 23CWE-17Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.12.17VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.12.17 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:0694 Released 2015-03-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt +7
  • RHSA-2015:0290 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-229.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-229.el7, python-perf-3.10.0-229.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-229.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-229.el7, python-perf-3.10.0-229.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-229.el7 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-229.el7, python-perf-3.10.0-229.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-229.el7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-229.el7, python-perf-3.10.0-229.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2015:0694
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8hg-rhq8-h2gr

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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