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CVE-2014-5045

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.

  • Published: Aug 1, 2014
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2014-5045
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.2
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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