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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-4027 · published 23 June 2014

CVE-2014-4027: Linux kernel information exposure vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

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.

2.3 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.65% · top 50.7% CWE-200 · Information exposure
2.3CVSS 2.0 base score
0.65%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
26Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

26 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6618 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59134 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/61310 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc PatchThird Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15685.html Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6618 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59134 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/61310 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/11/1 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108744 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4442dc8a92b8f9ad8ee9e7f8438f4c04c03a22dc PatchThird Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/600/sol15685.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-4027), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.