The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.
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EUVD-2014-1813 | The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call. |
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USN-2259-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2261-1 | Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2263-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2264-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2285-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2286-1 | Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2288-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2290-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.338Z
Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-1739

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-06-23T11:21:17.730
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-1739


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