CVE-2014-9922
High
CVE-2014-9922
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.
Exploit probability
1.3%
Published
April 4, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2014-9922
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121