CVE-2014-0206 (GCVE-0-2014-0206)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-25 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Array index error in the aio_read_events_ring function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a large head value.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
13 references
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| https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torv… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edfbbf38… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68176 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/Chan… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094602 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/Chan… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/Chan… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/Chan… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2014-06-24 00:00
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