Linux Kernel ISO9660 File System input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linux Kernel. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ISO9660 File System Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-9584. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component ISO9660 File System Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2015 by Prasad J Pandit with Red Hat Product Security Team as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9584 since 01/09/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82999 (CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2015:0864)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167678 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Linux kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99640), Tenable (82999) and SecurityFocus (BID 71883†). The entries VDB-10840, VDB-12213, VDB-13142 and VDB-67533 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 82999
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2015:0864)
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OpenVAS ID: 703128
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3128-1 (linux - security update)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 4e2024624e678f0ebb916e6192bd23c1f9fdf696

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0864
Researcher: Prasad J Pandit
Organization: Red Hat Product Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68497

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X-Force: 99640 - Linux Kernel extension reference records information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 71883 - Linux Kernel 'fs/isofs/rock.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2015 12:13
Updated: 03/01/2022 20:55
Changes: 01/07/2015 12:13 (49), 07/08/2017 14:18 (23), 03/01/2022 20:41 (5), 03/01/2022 20:48 (1), 03/01/2022 20:55 (2)
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