CVE-2014-1738

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1738
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-11 21:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 6.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 6.3 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0667-1: important: Security update for lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2928-1 linux-2.6 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel Floppy Driver Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Linux kernel floppy ioctl kernel code execution MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-3043 linux.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA59262 - Oracle Linux update for kernel - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
floppy: don't write kernel-only members to FDRAWCMD ioctl output · torvalds/linux@2145e15 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA59599 - Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia secunia.com
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-0771 - kernel security and bug fix update CONFIRM linux.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0683-1: important: Security update for lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA59406 - Oracle Linux update for kernel-uek - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree git.kernel.org
1094299 – (CVE-2014-1737, CVE-2014-1738) CVE-2014-1737 CVE-2014-1738 kernel: block: floppy: privilege escalation via FDRAWCMD floppy ioctl command CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2014-1738 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability www.securityfocus.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2926-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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