Kernel: drivers: media: an information leakage
Published Jun 23, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.12%
Description
The media_device_enum_entities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/media0 read access for a MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES ioctl call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 3.14.6
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 13.10
Configuration 3
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1971 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 64.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 61.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 31.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 84.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 83.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.53% (0.03534) | 66.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59597 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68048 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2259-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2261-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2263-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2264-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1739 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109774 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1739
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1739
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