CVE-2014-1738 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2014-1738 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.03% · 9.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.03%

9.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	0, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3

Timeline

May 11, 2014 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1738 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2219-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2220-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2221-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2223-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2224-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2225-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2226-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2227-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2228-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2260-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1738 third-party-advisory

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