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CVE-2014-1446

The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.

Published

2014-01-18T22:55:03.397

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.12.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.12.6 Yes
References