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CVE-2014-5471 json

Stack consumption vulnerability in the parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 allow…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-5358

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5471

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-36.63

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5471

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0102RHSA-2015:0695RHSA-2014:1997RHSA-2015:0782RHSA-2015:0803RHSA-2014:1318

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-5471 updated cvss 6.2

kernel: isofs: unbound recursion when processing relocated directories

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1997
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1997
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) perf 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0695
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0803
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1997
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) kernel 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0695
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0803
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1997
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1997
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0102
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1318

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Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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