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CVE-2014-9729

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9729 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c. This flaw, affecting Linux kernel versions before 3.18.2, allows local users to crash the system by presenting a specially crafted UDF filesystem image. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity with local access required and a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9729Moderate

Kernel: fs: udf: heap overflow in __udf_adinicb_readpage

Dec 19, 2014

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/e159332b9af4b04d882dbcfe1bb0117f0a6d4b58
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.2
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/06/02/7
securityfocus.com / bid/74964