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.
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DSA-2926-1 | linux security update |
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DSA-2928-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
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EUVD-2014-1811 | 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. |
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USN-2219-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2220-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2221-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2223-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2224-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2225-1 | Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2226-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2227-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2228-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2260-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.078Z
Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-1737

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:05.810
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-1737


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