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.
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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-2014-1812 | 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. |
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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: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.164Z
Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-1738

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:05.873
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-1738


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