UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9420

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9420

    Published: 25 Dec 2014Last Modified: 29 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9420
    Aliases:
    USN-2490-1
    USN-2491-1
    USN-2492-1

    Summary:

    Details: The rock_continue function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not restrict the number of Rock Ridge continuation entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and system crash or hang) via a crafted iso9660 image.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9420, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f54e18f1b831c92f6512d2eedb224cd63d607d3d, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175235, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/25/4, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f54e18f1b831c92f6512d2eedb224cd63d607d3d, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2490-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2491-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2492-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2493-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2515-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2516-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2517-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2518-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9420

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-46.75

    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