Is CVE-2014-8559 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8559 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8559?

CVE-2014-8559 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8559

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

The d_walk function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly maintain the semantics of rename_lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system hang) via a crafted application.

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-400
EPSS score: 0.7% (55th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8396)
Published: November 10, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8396 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
linux / linux kernel
novell / suse linux enterprise desktop
novell / suse linux enterprise server
opensuse / evergreen
opensuse / opensuse
oracle / linux
suse / linux enterprise real time extension
suse / linux enterprise software development kit
suse / linux enterprise workstation extension
suse / suse linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

20 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4586 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4266 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4206 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4176 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical

See all 20 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62801(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170(Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159313(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=946e51f2bf37f1656916eb75bd0742ba33983c28(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca5358ef75fc69fee5322a38a340f5739d997c10(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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