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CVE-2014-1737

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 pr

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Summary

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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Affected versions

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References 18

securityfocus.com

lists.opensuse.org

secunia.com

git.kernel.org

debian.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

linux.oracle.com

rhn.redhat.com

openwall.com

securitytracker.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux