CVE-2014-0973

Little Kernel Bootloader - Improper Authentication via Inconsistent Digest Size Check

Title source: llm

Description

The image_verify function in platform/msm_shared/image_verify.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not check whether a certain digest size is consistent with the RSA_public_decrypt API specification, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass boot-image authentication requirements via trailing data.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/incomplete-signature-parsing-during-boot-image-authentication-leads-to-signature-forgery-cve-2014-0973

Scores

EPSS 0.0038

EPSS Percentile 30.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (1)

little_kernel_project/little_kernel_bootloader

Published Aug 25, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026