What is CVE-2014-1737?

CVE-2014-1737 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2014-1737 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1737?

CVE-2014-1737 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-1737?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-1737 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-1737 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1737 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2014-1737

High

The raw_cmd_copyin function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly handle error conditions during processing of an FDRAWCMD ioctl call, which allows local users to trigger kfree operations and gain privileges by leveraging write access to a /dev/fd device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-05-11

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-754

CVE-2014-1737 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-1737

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-05-11

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1737?

CVE-2014-1737 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2014-1737 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1737?

CVE-2014-1737 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-1737?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-1737 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-1737 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-1737 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.