Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-1446
CVE-2014-1446
Description
The yam_ioctl function in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.12.7
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <3.12.8
Patches
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References
21- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8e3fbf870481eb53b2d3a322d1fc395ad8b367ednvdPatch
- git.kernel.orgnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126858.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126874.htmlnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64954nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90445nvd
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