CVE-2014-9729
The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure a certain data-structure size consistency, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure a certain data-structure size consistency, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.