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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-9420 Detail

Description

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f54e18f1b831c92f6512d2eedb224cd63d607d3d CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00035.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/62801 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/25/4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2490-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2492-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2493-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175235 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f54e18f1b831c92f6512d2eedb224cd63d607d3d CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9420
NVD Published Date:
12/25/2014
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.