UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5472

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5472

    Published: 31 Aug 2014Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-5472
    Aliases:
    USN-2354-1
    USN-2355-1
    USN-2356-1

    Summary:

    Details: The parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (unkillable mount process) via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5472, https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=88, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2354-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2355-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2356-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2357-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2358-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2359-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5472

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-36.63

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High