CVE-2014-9870

The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760	Issue Tracking Patch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760	Issue Tracking Patch
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=4f57652fcd2dce7741f1ac6dc0417e2f265cd1de	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-08-06 10:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21

NVD link : CVE-2014-9870

Mitre link : CVE-2014-9870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9870

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

google

android

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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