The raw_cmd_copyout function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly restrict access to certain pointers during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2926-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2928-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1812 The raw_cmd_copyout function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly restrict access to certain pointers during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2219-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2220-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2221-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2223-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2224-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2225-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2226-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2227-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2228-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2260-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.164Z

Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1738

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:05.873

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-1738

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-05-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1738 - Bugzilla

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