Description
The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.
Published: 2014-01-18
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2906-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1522 The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2129-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2133-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2134-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2135-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2136-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2138-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2139-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2141-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:42:35.345Z

Reserved: 2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1446

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-01-18T22:55:03.397

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2014-1446

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1446 - Bugzilla

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