CVE-2014-1738 | BDVDB-2026-61493 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2145e15e0557a01b9195d1c7199a1b92cb9be81f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2145e15e0557a01b9195d1c7199a1b92cb9be81f
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.