CVE-2014-9731 in Kernel
Summary
The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure that space is available for storing a symlink target's name along with a trailing \0 character, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/symlink.c and fs/udf/unicode.c.
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Reservation
06/03/2015
Disclosure
08/31/2015
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75694 | Linux Kernel UDF Filesystem code | 17 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2014-9731 |