CVE-2014-1444
1.7 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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 configurations
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
Related
1.7 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%