Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2014-1445
The wanxl_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via an ioctl call.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.11, 3.11.1, 3.11.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90444 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3 (mailing-list, Patch)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b13d06c9584b4eb773f1e80bbaedab9a1c344e1 (Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64953 (vdb-entry)