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CVE-2014-1737

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:3.14.4-1CVE-2014-1737
Fixed in:3.14.4-1CVE-2014-1737
Fixed in:3.14.4-1CVE-2014-1737
Fixed in:3.14.4-1CVE-2014-1737
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1
linux-image-3.13.0-27-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-27.50USN-2226-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

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