{"cve":"CVE-2014-5045","nvd":{"published":"2014-08-01T11:13:09.460","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:58.623","status":"Modified","description":"The mountpoint_last function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during attempts to use the umount system call in conjunction with a symlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via the umount program.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=295dc39d941dc2ae53d5c170365af4c9d5c16212","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0062.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/60353","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/24/2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-5045","score":0.00487,"percentile":0.41936,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}