CVE-2014-1444: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-1444 is a low (CVSS 1.7) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 1.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 18-01-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The fst_get_iface function in drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu10 products
- linux< 3.12.0-1.3 | < 4.2.0-16.19
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10
- linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
- linux-hwe< 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 3.12.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.11.6 | 3.11 | 3.11.1 | 3.11.2 | 3.11.3 | 3.11.4 | 3.11.5
3 vendors · 12 products
References
22 links- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7X Refsource CONFIRM
- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610X Refsource CONFIRM
