Linux Kernel local information leakage Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9731)

Linux Kernel local information leakage Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9731)
Linux Kernel local information leakage Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9731)

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel

Description:

Bugtraq id: 75001
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-9731

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

The information leakage vulnerability exists in Linux kernel that supports the UDF File System (CONFIG_UDF_FS). Reading symbolic link information from corrupted and malicious udf File System Images triggers this vulnerability, local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to obtain kernel memory information.

<* Source: Carl H Lunde
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Https://git.kernel.org/linus/0e5cc9a40ada6046e6bc3bdfcd0c0d7e4b706b14

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