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CVE-2014-8086

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-10-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-8086
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.37%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the ext4_file_write_iter function in fs/ext4/file.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service (file unavailability) via a combination of a write action and an F_SETFL fcntl operation for the O_DIRECT flag.