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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-0206 Detail

Description

Array index error in the aio_read_events_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a large head value.


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/129.html "CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index"

Metrics

 
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NIST CVSS score
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=edfbbf388f293d70bf4b7c0bc38774d05e6f711a CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/59278 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68176 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030479 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094602 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=edfbbf388f29 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edfbbf388f293d70bf4b7c0bc38774d05e6f711a CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.46 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.24 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.10 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0206
NVD Published Date:
06/25/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.