CVE-2014-0206

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0206
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-25 11:19:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in the aio_read_events_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a large head value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Third Party Advisory
aio: fix kernel memory disclosure in io_getevents() introduced in v3.10 · torvalds/linux@edfbbf3 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel aio_read_events_ring() Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Kernel Memory - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA59278 - Linux Kernel "aio_read_events_ring()" Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.46 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel '/fs/aio.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1094602 – (CVE-2014-0206) CVE-2014-0206 kernel: aio: insufficient sanitization of head in aio_read_events_ring() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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