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CVE-2014-4027
The rd_build_device_space function in drivers/target/target_core_rd.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14 does not properly initialize a…
Low2.3EPSS 0.65%
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- mitre
Description
The rd_build_device_space function in drivers/target/target_core_rd.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from ramdisk_mcp memory by leveraging access to a SCSI initiator.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.3 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.65% · top 49% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.3.
Weakness
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References (14)
- SUSE-SU-2014:1316 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 59134 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15685.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2335-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2334-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2014:1319 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 60564 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59777 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 61310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140611 Re: CVE request: Linux kernel / target information leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [target-devel] 20140616 [PATCH] target: Explicitly clear ramdisk_mcp backend pages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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