Buffer overflow vulnerability in eCryptfs subsystem in Linux kernel before 3.18.2

CVE-2014-9683 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

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