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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 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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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0004 (0.0%)
Percentile: 13.5%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kerneloracle:linuxdebian:debian_linuxsuse:linux_enterprise_desktopsuse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extensionsuse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extensionsuse:linux_enterprise_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_eus

Technical description

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.

Published: 5/11/2014, 9:55:05 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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