CVE-2014-4027
The rd_build_device_space function in drivers/target/target_core_rd.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from ramdisk_mcp memory by leveraging…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The rd_build_device_space function in drivers/target/target_core_rd.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from ramdisk_mcp memory by leveraging access to a SCSI initiator.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.3 LOWAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise high availability extension · suse/linux enterprise real time extension · suse/linux enterprise server · f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip advanced firewall manager · f5/big-ip analytics · f5/big-ip application acceleration manager · f5/big-ip application security manager · f5/big-ip domain name system · f5/big-ip edge gateway · f5/big-ip global traffic manager · f5/big-ip link controller · f5/big-ip local traffic manager · f5/big-ip policy enforcement manager · f5/big-ip protocol security module · f5/big-ip wan optimization manager · +6 more
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6618Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59134Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61310Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15685.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6618Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59134Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61310Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15685.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.