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CVE-2014-1737

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 FDRA…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.59
from 3.3 before 3.4.90
from 3.5 before 3.10.40
from 3.11 before 3.12.20
from 3.13 before 3.14.4
OracleLinux
Versions 5, 6
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 6.0, 7.0
SuseLinux Enterprise Desktop
Version 11
SuseLinux Enterprise High Availability Extension
Version 11
SuseLinux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Version 11
SuseLinux Enterprise Server
Version 11
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus
Versions 5.6, 6.3

Weakness classification

CWE-754

References