Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2014-9922
The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9922?
- CVE-2014-9922 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9922?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.