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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5472

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 (unkillable mount process) via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.16.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-5472
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5472

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Sept 2014, 01:55 UTC

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 (unkillable mount process) via a crafted iso9660 image with a self-referential CL entry.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5472

linux

Fixed versions: 3.16.2-1

linux

Fixed versions: 3.16.2-1

linux

Fixed versions: 3.16.2-1

Complete source record
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  "document_id": 413803,
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