CVE-2014-1737

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/05/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.2.59 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.3 (including) 3.4.90 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.5 (including) 3.10.40 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.11 (including) 3.12.20 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.13 (including) 3.14.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools