CVE-2014-1739

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1739
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-23 11:21:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All 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 Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org git.kernel.org
oss-security - CVE-2014-1739: Kernel Infoleak vulnerability in,media_enum_entities() www.openwall.com
USN-2264-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1319-1: important: Security update for lists.opensuse.org
Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project source.android.com
USN-2263-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
Linux Kernel '/drivers/media/media-device.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[media] media-device: fix infoleak in ioctl media_enum_entities() · torvalds/linux@e6a6234 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2014-1739: Kernel Infoleak vulnerability in media_enum_entities() speirofr.appspot.com
USN-2261-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1316-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2259-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu www.ubuntu.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6 www.kernel.org
1109774 – (CVE-2014-1739) CVE-2014-1739 Kernel: drivers: media: an information leakage CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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