CVE-2014-1737

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 23
Modified
Published: 11 May 2014, 21:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 09:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 May 2014, 21:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 09:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to trigger kfree operations and gain privileges by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-754•Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

    The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    6.0 | 7.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.2.59 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.90 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.40 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.20 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.4

  • oracle•linux

    5 | 6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    5.6 | 6.3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp3

References (18)