FKIE_CVE-2014-9683

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-03-03 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:18
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/9
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72643
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031860
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193830
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72643
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031860
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2541-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2542-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193830
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/942080643bce061c3dd9d5718d3b745dcb39a8bc
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.10
linux linux_kernel *
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