CVE-2014-1737

Description

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474 vdb entry
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1737?
CVE-2014-1737 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1737?
To fix CVE-2014-1737, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1737 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1737 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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