CVE-2014-1444

The fst_get_iface function in drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call.

Score

CVSS 2.0 1.7 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2014-01-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194