CVE-2014-1738 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (through version 3.14.3), specifically within the floppy disk driver, and impacts various distributions including Debian, Oracle, Red Hat, and SUSE. The vulnerability allows local users with write access to /dev/fd to extract sensitive information from kernel heap memory. Rated with a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is a low-severity issue with low attack complexity and only impacts confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.14.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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