CVE-2014-1739

NameCVE-2014-1739
DescriptionThe media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.7-1fixed
sid6.11.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.60-1
linuxsource(unstable)3.14.7-1unimportant
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerability introduced in 2.6.38)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
Not exploitable with any sane setup

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