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.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2906-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1520 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2040-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2042-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2049-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2050-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2066-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2067-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2069-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2128-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2129-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:42:35.578Z

Reserved: 2014-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1444

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-01-18T22:55:03.257

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2014-1444

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1444 - Bugzilla

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