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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9922 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.26%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.07% | 1.26% | +1.19% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.27% | 0.07% | -0.20% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9922 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9922 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9922 |
suse
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high | CVE-2014-9922 severity important: SUSE including 101 source package names (cluster-network-kmp-bigmem-1.4_3.0.101_108.7-2.32.2.14, cluster-network-kmp-default-1.4_3.0.101_108.7-2.32.2.14, …), 460 product×package rows across 82 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (82 product lines)): Known Not Affected 350, Fixed 110. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9922/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-9922 medium priority: Ubuntu including 32 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 216 status rows across 7 suites (artful, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 145, released 32, not-affected 24, ignored 15. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9922 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 3.17.8 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| android | <= 7.1.1 | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |