CVE-2014-9922

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory kernel.org Third-Party Advisory android.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
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=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9922?
CVE-2014-9922 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9922?
To fix CVE-2014-9922, 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-2014-9922 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9922 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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