CVE-2014-1738

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    CVE-2014-1738

    Published: 11 May 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/59262, http://secunia.com/advisories/59309, http://secunia.com/advisories/59406, http://secunia.com/advisories/59599, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2145e15e0557a01b9195d1c7199a1b92cb9be81f, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2145e15e0557a01b9195d1c7199a1b92cb9be81f, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67302, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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