FKIE_CVE-2014-9730

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-31 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:18
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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