CVE-2014-6410
kernel: udf: Avoid infinite loop when processing indirect ICBs
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 15, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A stack overflow flaw caused by infinite recursion was found in the way the Linux kernel's Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system implementation processed indirect Information Control Blocks (ICBs). An attacker with physical access to the system could use a specially crafted UDF image to crash the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')