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.
Published 2014-05-11 21:55:06
Updated 2020-08-21 18:29:54
Source Google Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2014-1738

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1738

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-1738

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-1738

References for CVE-2014-1738

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