CVE-2014-9892

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    CVE-2014-9892

    Published: 6 Aug 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The snd_compr_tstamp function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly initialize a timestamp data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28770164 and Qualcomm internal bug CR568717.

    References: http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html, https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=591b1f455c32206704cbcf426bb30911c260c33e, https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=591b1f455c32206704cbcf426bb30911c260c33e, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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