# CVE-2014-5471: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2356-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2355-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1134099
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2357-1
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95481
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/450
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2359-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2354-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2358-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=88
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69396
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html

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