The __udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 does not restrict the amount of ICB indirection, which a…

published 2014-09-28 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-6290

cvss: 4.7; 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

The __udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.3 does not restrict the amount of ICB indirection, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or stack consumption) via a UDF filesystem with a crafted inode.

Patch / fix

distros 3

debian ubuntu red hat

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6410

linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-37.64

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6410

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kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1997 RHSA-2014:1971 RHSA-2014:1318

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-6410 updated 2026-11-06 cvss 4.9

kernel: udf: Avoid infinite loop when processing indirect ICBs

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
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 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 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
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 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
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 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971

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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 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1971
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/c03aa9f6e1f938618e6db2e23afef0574efeeb65 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.7	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/c03aa9f6e1f938618e6db2e23afef0574efeeb65
exploit
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2377-1
vendor-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
vendor-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2375-1
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2378-1
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2374-1
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2379-1
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2376-1
vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/9
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/69799
vdb-entry
git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c03aa9f6e1f938618e6db2e23afef0574efeeb65
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1141809

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-6410
NVD CVE-2014-6410

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Summary