VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-1737

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-05-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Primary references