VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9683
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…
LOW 3.6EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72643
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031860
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193830
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72643
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031860
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.