CVE-2014-1738, CVE-2014-1737

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • This issue is caused due to an error in raw_cmd_copyout function of drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel while handling FDRAWCMD ioctl command.
  • A local attacker with write access to /dev/fdX could use this issue to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

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