CVE-2014-6410
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.7
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.16.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.16.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.16.0 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.16.5-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c03aa9f6e1f938618e6db2e23afef0574efeeb65
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722450701342&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142722544401658&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/15/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69799
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2374-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2375-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2376-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2377-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2378-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2379-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141809
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c03aa9f6e1f938618e6db2e23afef0574efeeb65
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6410
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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