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CVE-2014-1739 Detail

Description

The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8 Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6 Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/15/1 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68048 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2259-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2261-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2263-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2264-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109774 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-1739
NVD Published Date:
06/23/2014
NVD Last Modified:
08/19/2020
Source:
Google Inc.