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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2014-05-11T21:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2014-1738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:19:18.270

Link: CVE-2014-1738

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2014-1738 - Bugzilla