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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-754
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (38th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-1811)
- Published
- May 11, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1811 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- debian / debian linux
- linux / linux kernel
- oracle / linux
- oracle / linux
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- redhat / enterprise linux eus
- suse / linux enterprise desktop
- suse / linux enterprise high availability extension
- suse / linux enterprise real time extension
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / linux enterprise server
Certified products that may be affected
11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical
- Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 5) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3893 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3421 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3170 - historical
- Oracle Linux 6 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 3111 - historical
See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0771.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094299
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef87dbe7614341c2e7bfe8d32fcb7028cc97442c
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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