CVE-2014-4027

low
Published 2014-06-23 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.3
VIR risk
2.3

Description

The rd_build_device_space function in drivers/target/target_core_rd.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from ramdisk_mcp memory by leveraging access to a SCSI initiator.

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-2014-4027

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/1

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.14.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.14.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.14.2-1
debian debiansidfixed3.14.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.14.2-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
suse suse11affected
linux linux-kernelaffected3.14
redhat rhel6.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
f5big-ip_access_policy_manager{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_access_policy_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager{"startIncluding":"11.3.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_analytics{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_analytics12.0.0
f5big-ip_application_acceleration_manager{"startIncluding":"11.4.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_application_acceleration_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_application_security_manager{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_application_security_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_domain_name_system12.0.0
f5big-ip_edge_gateway{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.3.0"}
f5big-ip_global_traffic_manager{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_link_controller{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_link_controller12.0.0
f5big-ip_local_traffic_manager{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_local_traffic_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager{"startIncluding":"11.3.0","endIncluding":"11.6.0"}
f5big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager12.0.0
f5big-ip_protocol_security_module{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.4.1"}
f5big-ip_wan_optimization_manager{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.3.0"}
f5big-ip_webaccelerator{"startIncluding":"11.1.0","endIncluding":"11.3.0"}
f5big-iq_application_delivery_controller4.5.0
f5big-iq_cloud{"startIncluding":"4.0.0","endIncluding":"4.5.0"}
f5big-iq_device{"startIncluding":"4.2.0","endIncluding":"4.5.0"}
f5big-iq_security{"startIncluding":"4.0.0","endIncluding":"4.5.0"}
f5enterprise_manager{"startIncluding":"3.0.0","endIncluding":"3.1.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-200

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