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CVE-2014-0203 json

The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during u…

published 2014-06-23 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0254

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The __do_follow_link function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the last pathname component during use of certain filesystems, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operations and system crash) via an open system call.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.33
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.33-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0203

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0771

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0203 updated cvss 4.9

kernel: fs: slab corruption due to the invalid last component type during do_filp_open()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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