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    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 privileges via a crafted filename.

    Published:Feb 17, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Mar 3, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00061
    CVSS Score:3.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    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
    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

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