CVE-2014-1444

low
Published 2014-01-18 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
1.7
VIR risk
1.7

Description

The fst_get_iface function in drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1444

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.12.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.12.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.12.6-1
debian debiansidfixed3.12.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.12.6-1
linux linux-kernelaffected
linux linux-kernel3.11affected
linux linux-kernel3.11.1affected
linux linux-kernel3.11.2affected
linux linux-kernel3.11.3affected
linux linux-kernel3.11.4affected
linux linux-kernel3.11.5affected

References

CWEs

CWE-399

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.