CVE-2014-9584

low

Published 2015-01-09 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.1

VIR risk

2.1

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9584

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e2024624e678f0ebb916e6192bd23c1f9fdf696

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`3.16.7-ckt4-1`
debian	7.0	affected
debian	8.0	affected
suse	13.1	affected
suse	12	affected
suse	10	affected
suse	11	affected
rhel	6.0	affected
rhel	7.0	affected
rhel	6.6	affected
ubuntu	10.04	affected
ubuntu	12.04	affected
ubuntu	14.04	affected
ubuntu	14.10	affected
linux-kernel		affected	`3.18.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.