# CVE-2014-1444: 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 struct

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64952
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90443
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96b340406724d87e4621284ebac5e059d67b2194
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053610

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