What is CVE-2014-9420?

CVE-2014-9420 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2014-9420 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9420?

CVE-2014-9420 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9420?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9420 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-9420 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9420 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-9420

Medium

The rock_continue function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.1 does not restrict the number of Rock Ridge continuation entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and system crash or hang) via a crafted iso9660 image.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-12-26

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2014-9420 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9420

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-12-26

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9420?

CVE-2014-9420 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2014-9420 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9420?

CVE-2014-9420 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9420?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-9420 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-9420 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-9420 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.