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    CVE-2014-1444

    The fst_get_iface function in drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call.

    Published:Oct 11, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 18, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.0005
    CVSS Score:1.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High