CVE-2014-1444
low
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
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1444
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.12.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.12.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.12.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.12.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.12.6-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.11.5 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1444
CWEs
CWE-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.