CVE-2014-9940

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    CVE-2014-9940

    Published: 2 May 2017Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application.

    References: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba, http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98195, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba

    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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