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CVE-2014-5472

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5472 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ISO 9660 file system (isofs) component. A local attacker can exploit this by mounting a specially crafted ISO image containing a self-referential CL entry, leading to an unkillable mount process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low attack complexity but a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-220.60.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.59.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.53.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.3.3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.51.el6rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.20.1.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-5472Low

kernel: isofs: unbound recursion when processing relocated directories

Aug 26, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
marc.info
marc.info
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1318.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0102.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95556
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/410dd3cf4c9b36f27ed4542ee18b1af5e68645a4
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/1
securityfocus.com / bid/69428
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2354-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2355-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2356-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2357-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2358-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2359-1