Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-5472
Published: September 1, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41359
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-2014-5472
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-5472
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69428
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2354-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2355-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2356-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2357-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2358-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2359-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1134099
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=88
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95556
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4