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CVE-2014-4027

Published: Jun 23, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
2.3CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 53.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:MAu:SC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise high availability extensionsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
and 22 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc
git.kernel.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 11 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 23, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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