# CVE-2014-0206: Array index error in the aio\_read\_events\_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Array index error in the aio_read_events_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a large head value.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/59278
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=edfbbf388f29
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=edfbbf388f293d70bf4b7c0bc38774d05e6f711a
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030479
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edfbbf388f293d70bf4b7c0bc38774d05e6f711a
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68176
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.46
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094602
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.3
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.24
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.10
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

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