What is CVE-2014-1739?

CVE-2014-1739 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2014-1739 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1739?

CVE-2014-1739 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-1739?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-1739. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-1739 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1739 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2014-1739

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-06-23

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2014-1739 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-1739 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59597
Speirofr
http://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/15/1
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68048
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2259-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2261-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2263-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2264-1
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109774
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-1739

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-06-23

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1739?

CVE-2014-1739 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2014-1739 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1739?

CVE-2014-1739 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-1739?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-1739. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-1739 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-1739 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →