01 Record

CVE-2014-0203

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 45.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2014-06-23 10:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 09:05Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2013-12-03

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0259d71ff753e6659878a7ea8138e3381d41d431b90a50b4446f308ab63b2935

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

oraclelinuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com59262http://secunia.com/advisories/59262third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com68125http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68125vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com59309http://secunia.com/advisories/59309third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com59406http://secunia.com/advisories/59406third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
mirror.linux.org.auhttp://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33x_refsource_CONFIRM
linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com59560http://secunia.com/advisories/59560third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094363x_refsource_CONFIRM
github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/86acdca1b63e6890540fa19495cfc708beff3d8bx_refsource_CONFIRM

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

linux
Fixed in 2.6.33-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

linux
Fixed in 2.6.33-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

linux
Fixed in 2.6.33-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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