What is CVE-2014-9729?

CVE-2014-9729 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2014-9729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9729?

CVE-2014-9729 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-2014-9729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-9729 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-9729

Medium

The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure a certain data-structure size consistency, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-9729 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=e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9729

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-2014-9729?

CVE-2014-9729 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2014-9729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9729?

CVE-2014-9729 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-2014-9729?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9729. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-9729 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-9729 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.