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CVE-2014-9420 json

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 en…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-9241

cvss
4.9
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 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9420

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-46.75
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9420

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  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7
  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.7.2.ael7b
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1138RHSA-2015:1137RHSA-2015:1081RHSA-2015:1139

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9420 updated cvss 4.7

Kernel: fs: isofs: infinite loop in CE record entries

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1137
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.7.2.rt56.141.6.el7_1, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.7.2.rt56.141.6.el7_1, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.rt56.141.6.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1139
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.ael7b, kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.ael7b, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1137
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.ael7b, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-229.7.2.ael7b
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1137
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1137
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.23.4.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.7.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1137
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.rt56.153.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1138

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/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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