FKIE_CVE-2014-0206
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-06-25 11:19 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:02
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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