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CVE-2014-9730

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The udf_pc_to_char function in fs/udf/symlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 relies on component lengths that are unused, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9730
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9730
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9730
Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt4-1CVE-2014-9730
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

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

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