CVE-2014-9683

low
Published 2015-03-03 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.6
VIR risk
3.6

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9683

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.16.7-ckt4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.16.7-ckt4-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.16.7-ckt4-1
debian debiansidfixed3.16.7-ckt4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.16.7-ckt4-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.10affected
linux linux-kernelaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.