CVE-2014-9888

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    CVE-2014-9888

    Published: 6 Aug 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.

    References: http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826, http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219, https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=f044936caab337a4384fbfe64a4cbae33c7e22a1

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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