Description
The fst_get_iface function in drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.7/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 18, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified