Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:2.6.32-504.3.3.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-1492156
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Sept 2014

Introduced: 15 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6410  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:2.6.32-504.3.3.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1997.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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