CVE-2014-9922

Published: Apr 4, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Google: Android

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.17.8

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	Up to 7.1.1

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (10)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121

Source: security@android.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html

Source: security@android.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354

Source: security@android.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

Source: security@android.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121

Source: security@android.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121