Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-5471

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-5471

Published: September 1, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41358
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5471
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Stack consumption vulnerability in 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 (uncontrolled recursion, and system crash or reboot) via a crafted iso9660 image with a CL entry referring to a directory entry that has a CL entry.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-5471

Install update from vendor's website.

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