CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-9922

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before version 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 3.18 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS