PT-2014-9004 · Alt+6 · Alt Linux+5
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Published
2014-12-25
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Updated
2023-02-13
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CVE-2014-9420
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.1
ALT Linux (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the rock continue function in fs/isofs/rock.c, which does not properly restrict the number of Rock Ridge continuation entries. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to an infinite loop, and system crash or hang, via a crafted iso9660 image.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.1, update to version 3.18.1 or later to resolve the issue.
For ALT Linux, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu