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CVE-2014-7283

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-7283 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the XFS filesystem implementation within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 3.14.2, as well as Red Hat's MRG Realtime. This flaw, residing in the xfs_da3_fixhashpath function, allows local users to trigger filesystem corruption, OOPS, or kernel panics through directory operations involving hash collisions. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is a low-complexity local attack primarily leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.14.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:mrg_realtime:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.58-rt62.58.el6rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-7283Moderate

kernel: xfs: directory hash ordering denial of service

Oct 2, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
marc.info
ExploitThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/c88547a8119e3b581318ab65e9b72f27f23e641d
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/10/01/29
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/70261
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry