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CVE-2014-1446

The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users…

Impact

The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.12.7
Versions 3.12, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4

Weakness classification

CWE-399

References