### [CVE-2014-9683](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9683)
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### Description

Off-by-one error in the ecryptfs_decode_from_filename function in fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted filename.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.