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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/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