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 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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 66th percentile

Published

2014-06-23

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39214

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68048
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2259-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2261-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2263-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2264-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry