CVE-2014-9584

critical

Description

The parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not validate a length value in the Extensions Reference (ER) System Use Field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted iso9660 image.

References

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e2024624e678f0ebb916e6192bd23c1f9fdf696

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180119

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71883

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/4

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e2024624e678f0ebb916e6192bd23c1f9fdf696

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-09

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0013