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CVE-2014-1737
The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, linux, debian linux, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise high availability extension, linux enterprise real time extension, linux enterprise server, enterprise linux eus
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 5, 6, 6.0, 7.0, 11, 5.6, 6.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 11th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.