PT-2014-5681
CVE-2014-4027
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Published
2014-05-08
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Updated
2020-08-21
Description by
CVSS 2.0
2.3
LowMetricsAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 3.14
Description
The issue concerns the rd build device space function in the Linux kernel, which fails to properly initialize a certain data structure. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information from ramdisk mcp memory by leveraging access to a SCSI initiator.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 3.14, update to version 3.14 or later to resolve the issue.
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