low1.7
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 l…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.11.6 Versions 3.11, 3.11.1, 3.11.2, 3.11.3, 3.11.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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
- 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