CVE-2014-9888
HIGHLinux Kernel < 3.12.9 - Privilege Escalation via Executable DMA Mappings
Title source: llmDescription
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 (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=f044936caab337a4384fbfe64a4cbae33c7e22a1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
32.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.12.9
Published
Aug 06, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026