Unscored severity · published May 11, 2014
CVE-2014-1737
The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call,…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to trigger kfree operations and gain privileges by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.59; 3.3 before 3.4.90; 3.5 before 3.10.40; 3.11 before 3.12.20; 3.13 before 3.14.4 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
5.6; 6.3 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
5; 6 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1737
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1737
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
linux.oracle.com
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
linux.oracle.com
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
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