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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2926-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2928-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1811 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2219-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2220-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2221-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2223-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2224-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2225-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2226-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2227-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2228-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2260-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.078Z

Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1737

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:05.810

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-1737

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-05-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1737 - Bugzilla

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