F5 Networks: K17447 (CVE-2014-9730): Linux kernel UDF vulnerabilities CVE-2014-9728, CVE-2014-9729, and CVE-2014-9730
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
08/31/2015
07/25/2018
02/16/2017
10/13/2017
Description
The udf_pc_to_char function in fs/udf/symlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 relies on component lengths that are unused, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted UDF filesystem image.
Solution(s)
- f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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