CVE-2014-1446

The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users…

published January 18, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00649 · 50.4th percentile
Published
2014-01-18T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JAN 22:00Z
    The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users…
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