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CVE-2014-1737

The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to trigger kfree operations and gain privileges by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.

Published

2014-05-11T21:55:05.810

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-754
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.2.59 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.4.90 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.10.40 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.12.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.14.4 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 5 Yes
Operating System oracle linux 6 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 5.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.3 Yes
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