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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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_eusTechnical 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
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