CVE-2014-9683

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.6
Exploit probability39. percentile0.4%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 3, 2015
First seenMar 3, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 3.18.1—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 14.10—

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