SB2015083111 - Input validation error in Linux kernel udf
Published: August 31, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015083111
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9730)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the udf_pc_to_char() function in fs/udf/symlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9