An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's ISO9660 file system implementation accessed data on an ISO9660 image with RockRidge Extension Reference (ER) records. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to disclose up to 255 bytes of kernel memory.
Find out more about CVE-2014-9584 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:0864 | 2015-04-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:1137 | 2015-06-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2015:1139 | 2015-06-23 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2015:1138 | 2015-06-23 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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