CVE-2014-1738

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)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.02% 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_copyout function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly restrict access to certain pointers during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 7%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    6.0 | 7.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.14.3

  • 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)