CVE-2014-9728

Description

The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not validate certain lengths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and system crash) via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/inode.c and fs/udf/symlink.c.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a1d47b262952a45aae62bd49cfaf33dd76c11a2c
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1d47b262952a45aae62bd49cfaf33dd76c11a2c
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7 mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9728?
CVE-2014-9728 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9728?
To fix CVE-2014-9728, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9728 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9728 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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