CVE-2014-9870
Description
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.
Predictions
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 | 3.11.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=4f57652fcd2dce7741f1ac6dc0417e2f265cd1de
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9870
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.