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CVE ID: CVE-2014-5045

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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5045
BugTraq ID: 68862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68862
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0062
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60353

CVE ID:	CVE-2014-5045
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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5045 BugTraq ID: 68862 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68862 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/2 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0062 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html http://secunia.com/advisories/60353