CVE-2014-9683
LOW severity · CVSS 3.6 · CWE-189
3.6CVSS LOW
Summary
Off-by-one error in the ecryptfs_decode_from_filename function in fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted filename.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html