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CVE-2014-9922

kernel: Privilege escalation in eCryptfs subsystem via a large filesystem stack

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 24, 2014

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

A flaw was discovered in the way the kernel allows stackable filesystems to overlay. A local attacker who is able to mount filesystems can abuse this flaw to escalate privileges.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow