CVE-2014-9803
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.15-rc5-next-20140519, as used in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices, mishandles execute-only pages, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28557020.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a0fdfada3a2aa50d7b947a2e958bf00cbe0d830
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a0fdfada3a2aa50d7b947a2e958bf00cbe0d830
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.15-rc5-next-20140519.xz
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9803
CWEs
CWE-19
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.