Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-9731
The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure that space is available for storing a symlink target's name along with a trailing \0 character, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/symlink.c and fs/udf/unicode.c.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0e5cc9a40ada6046e6bc3bdfcd0c0d7e4b706b14
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2 (Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9731?
- CVE-2014-9731 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-08-31.
- Is CVE-2014-9731 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.