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CVE-2014-1739

The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initi

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00102
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

5
linux kernel< 3.14.6
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
suse linux enterprise high availability extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localLinux Kernel 3.3.5 - '/drivers/media/media-device.c' Local Information Disclosureverified
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD23 Jun 2014 · 11:21 AM
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Vendor Advisories

16
android-securityANDROID-2017-04-01High
rhsaRHSA-2014:1971Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0736-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1376-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2015_0621-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59597
http://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6
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