PT-2014-6496 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
Chris Evans
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Published
2014-08-31
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Updated
2017-09-08
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CVE-2014-5472
CVSS v2.0
4.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.16.1
Description
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an unkillable mount process. This can be achieved by using a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry, which affects the
parse rock ridge inode internal function in fs/isofs/rock.c.Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.16.1, update to version 3.16.1 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
RCE
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu