kernel: soft lockup on aio
Published Mar 16, 2015
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.12.17
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-229.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0290
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0694
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-229.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0290 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 25.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/09/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8172 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198503 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8172
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8172
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/09/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8172 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198503 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eee5cc2702929fd41cce28058dc6d6717f723f87 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8172 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8172 |
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