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.
CVE-2014-1739
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 2.1 — v2 rates that LOW (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 1.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 2.1LOWNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 2.1LOWlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 40EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity21% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 1.1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 65th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
June 23, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (32)
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://secunia.com/advisories/59597
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://speirofr.appspot.com/cve-2014-1739-kernel-infoleak-vulnerability-in-media_enum_entities.html
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.6
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/15/1
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68048
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2259-1
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2261-1
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2263-1
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2264-1
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109774
- chrome-cve-admin@googlehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6a623460e5fc960ac3ee9f946d3106233fd28d8
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-24-generic (3.11.0-24.41~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-54-generic (3.5.0-54.81~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-44-generic (3.8.0-44.66~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-65-powerpc-smp (3.2.0-65.98) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-24-generic (3.11.0-24.41) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1450-omap4 (3.2.0-1450.69) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic-lpae (3.13.0-32.57~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic (3.13.0-32.57) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7 | 2014-12-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(9)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1971LOW2014-04-30
RHSA-2014:1971 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-2259-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2261-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2263-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2264-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2285-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2286-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2288-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2290-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-39214✓ verifiedFirst seen May 28, 2014
Linux Kernel 3.3.5 - '/drivers/media/media-device.c' Local Information Disclosure
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