CVE-2014-9728: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2014-9728: The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not validate certain lengths, whic...

The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not validate certain lengths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and system crash) via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/inode.c and fs/udf/symlink.c.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 13:55 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an older Linux kernel UDF filesystem bug. A local user could present a specially crafted UDF filesystem image and crash the system. It is mainly a stability and availability risk, not a confirmed remote compromise issue from the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux systems or vendor kernels lacking the relevant UDF fixes, especially where untrusted users, media, or disk images can be mounted or processed locally. Treat as a moderate legacy availability issue. Patch during normal kernel maintenance, faster for shared systems, kiosks, workstations, or image-processing hosts where local users or removable media are in scope. Mitigation focus: Update affected Linux kernels using vendor-supported packages or fixed upstream releases.; Prioritize systems that mount user-supplied media or filesystem images.; Restrict untrusted users from mounting or processing UDF images where practical..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 22:03 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 31, 2015, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1d47b262952a45aae62bd49cfaf33dd76c11a2cCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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