CVE-2014-0203
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (44th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-0254)
- Published
- June 23, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0254 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
- oracle / linux
- oracle / linux
Certified products that may be affected
9 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical
- Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 5) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3893 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3421 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3170 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3111 - historical
See all 9 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59560(Broken Link)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8b(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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