2.1

CVE-2014-1739: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1739DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1739
Published 23-06-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1739 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 28-05-2014)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 1
MGASA-2014-0265MGASA-2014-0273MGASA-2014-0330MGASA-2014-0331MGASA-2014-0332MGASA-2014-0336

Timeline

  1. 23-06-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.12% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Linux Kernel 3.3.5 - '/drivers/media/media-device.c' Local Information Disclosure

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse3 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.14.7-1
Linux1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • linux< 3.13.0-32.57

5 vendors · 7 products

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