CVE-2014-1738
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CVE-2014-1738
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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
May 11, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2014-1738
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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://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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67302
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2145e15e0557a01b9195d1c7199a1b92cb9be81f