Re: CVE-2014-7970: Linux VFS denial of service

[cve-assign () mitre org]

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> if either argument to pivot_root referred to a directory outside of
> the calling processes's chroot, then pivot_root would malfunction,
> corrupting the mount tree.

> The mitre.org description is:
[...]

We will update this based on today's disclosure of yours. The existing
text was intended to correlate with
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/21 and not
necessarily specify the attack in the most general way.

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