CVE-2014-1737
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | 6.0 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 5.6 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.3 | affected | |
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.59 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1737
CWEs
CWE-754
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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