What is CVE-2014-9728?

CVE-2014-9728 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2014-9728 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9728?

CVE-2014-9728 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9728?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9728. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-9728 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9728 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2014-9728

Medium

The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not validate certain lengths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and system crash) via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/inode.c and fs/udf/symlink.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-08-31

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2014-9728 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-9728 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74964
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228229
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a1d47b262952a45aae62bd49cfaf33dd76c11a2c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e237ec37ec154564f8690c5bd1795339955eeef9
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9728

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-08-31

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9728?

CVE-2014-9728 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2014-9728 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9728?

CVE-2014-9728 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9728?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9728. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-9728 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-9728 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →