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 EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2259-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2261-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2263-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2264-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2285-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2286-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2288-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2290-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-06-23T11:21:17.730

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

Link: CVE-2014-1739

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1739 - Bugzilla

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