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CVE-2014-9728

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v2

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9728

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9728

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9728

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9728

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.13.0-48-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-48.80USN-2544-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1USN-2517-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Other references14

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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