CVE-2014-5045

Bug #1349799 reported by John Johansen
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-flo (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-goldfish (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Utopic
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Lucid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Precise
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Utopic
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
Precise
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-mako (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-manta (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

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.

Break-Fix: 8033426e6bdb2690d302872ac1e1fadaec1a5581 295dc39d941dc2ae53d5c170365af4c9d5c16212

CVE References

Revision history for this message
John Johansen (jjohansen) wrote :

CVE-2014-5045

tags: added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug
information type: Public → Public Security
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
description: updated
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
Mathew Hodson (mhodson)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Fix Released
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty)
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
no longer affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid)
no longer affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid)
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
no longer affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic)
no longer affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

utopic has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the utopic task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: New → Won't Fix
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release

Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Won't Fix
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