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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2906-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-1520 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2040-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2042-1 | Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2049-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2050-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2066-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2067-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2069-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2128-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2129-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:42:35.578Z
Reserved: 2014-01-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-1444
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-01-18T22:55:03.257
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2014-1444
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN