CVE-2014-1446 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the yam_ioctl function in the hamradio driver. This flaw allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to extract sensitive information from kernel memory through a crafted SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call due to an uninitialized structure member. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a low severity. It requires local access and specific administrative capabilities (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N), with the primary impact being confidentiality (C:P). There is no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are virtually nonexistent, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.12.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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