CVE-2014-4027
Description
An information leak flaw was found in the RAM Disks Memory Copy (rd_mcp) backend driver of the iSCSI Target subsystem of the Linux kernel. A privileged user could use this flaw to leak the contents of kernel memory to an iSCSI initiator remote client.
Statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 may address this issue.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.3 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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