CVE ID:	CVE-2014-8559
Description:	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.
Test IDs:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703170
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8559 BugTraq ID: 70854 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70854 Debian Security Information: DSA-3170 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/171 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/179 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/25/180 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/101 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/116 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/128 https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/26/129 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/30/7 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1976 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1976.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1978 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034051 http://secunia.com/advisories/62801 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0178 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0481 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0529 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0736 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0714 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1