CVE-2014-9922

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 4, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-9922: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix