The raw_cmd_copyout function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly restrict access to certain pointers during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2014-05-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2017-12-20T19:57:01

Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2014-1738

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:05.873

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:19:18.270


Link: CVE-2014-1738

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