CVE-2014-1445: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The wanxl_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/wanxl.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 via an ioctl call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.11.6; version 3.11 only; version 3.11.1 only; version 3.11.2 only; version 3.11.3 only; version 3.11.4 only; …

Published 2014-01-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.