Unscored severity · published Jun 23, 2014
CVE-2014-1739
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…
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CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.14.6 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension · Suse
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 13.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1739
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1739
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59597
speirofr.appspot.com
http://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html
www.kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6
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