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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.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.16.7-ckt4-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-9683
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9683
linux
Fixed versions: 3.16.7-ckt4-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.16.7-ckt4-1
linux
Fixed versions: 3.16.7-ckt4-1
Complete source record
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