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CVE-2014-9683 json

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…

published 2015-03-03 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9492

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9683

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-46.75
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9683

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  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1272

  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-trace SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-source SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-default SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9683 updated cvss 3.6

kernel: buffer overflow in eCryptfs

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1272
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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