What is CVE-2014-9731?

CVE-2014-9731 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2014-9731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9731?

CVE-2014-9731 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9731?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9731. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-9731 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-9731

Low

The UDF filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 does not ensure that space is available for storing a symlink target's name along with a trailing \0 character, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted filesystem image, related to fs/udf/symlink.c and fs/udf/unicode.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

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-17

CVE-2014-9731 is classified as CWE-17

See CWE-17 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-9731 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/2015/06/03/4
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75001
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228220
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0e5cc9a40ada6046e6bc3bdfcd0c0d7e4b706b14
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0e5cc9a40ada6046e6bc3bdfcd0c0d7e4b706b14
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9731

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 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-2014-9731?

CVE-2014-9731 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2014-9731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9731?

CVE-2014-9731 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9731?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9731. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-9731 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-9731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.